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Question
Answer the following:
Hot springs are common in volcanic regions.
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Solution
Hot springs are common in volcanic regions because underground water gets heated by contact with hot magma.
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How are volcanoes formed?
What is the following:
Fissure type of volcanoes
What is the following:
Caldera
Match the items given in Column A with the correct ones in Column B.
| Column A | Column B |
| 1. A Rift valley lake | (a) Deccan Trap region of India |
| 2. A horst | (b) Fujiyama |
| 3. A basic lava sheet | (c) Tanganyika |
| 4. Composite cones | (d) Black forest plateau |
| 5. An active volcano | (e) Corndon Hill |
| 6. A Batholith | (f) The Alps |
| 7. A Phaccolith | (g) Upland of Britain is France |
| 8. A young Fold mountain | (h) Stromboli |
Answer the following:
Earthquakes are common in the belt of young fold mountains.
Give reasons for the following:
Earth as a whole does not expand.
Name one useful feature of vulcanicity other than soil fertility.
Assertion (A): The Pacific Ocean includes two thirds of the world’s volcanoes.
Reason (R): The boundary along the Eastern and Western coast areas of the Pacific Ocean is known as the Pacific Ring of Fire.
How many major zones of volcanic activities in the world?
Explain three major zones of volcanic activities in the world.
