Question

Are Volcones Destructive (or) Constructive?

Answer 1

Volcanes have both destructive and constructive forces.

• Constructive effects:

1. Volcanoes provide nutrients to the surrounding soil as volcanic ash contains minerals beneficial to plants.
2. Some plateaus and plains are formed due to volcanic eruption.
3. They cool off the earth removing heat from the interior.

• Destructive effects:

1. They cause earth quakes, fast floods, mud slides and rock falls.
2. Dust and Ash that come out of volcanoes are very harmful to living things.