Question

Assertion (A): Volcanoes usually erupt at the fault lines.

Reason (R): Faults provide the gap to the gases and magma to escape out.

Options

• Both A and R are true and R is the correct reason for A.

• Both A and R are true but R is not the correct reason for A.

• A is true and R is false.

• A is false and R is true.

Answer 1

Both A and R are true and R is the correct reason for A.

Explanation:

Volcanoes usually erupt at fault lines because faults create gaps in the earth’s crust. These gaps allow gases and molten magma to escape to the surface, causing volcanic eruptions. Thus, faults act as pathways for magma and gases to erupt through volcanoes.