Question

Distinguish between Earthquakes and volcanoes.

Answer 1

	Earthquakes	Volcanoes
1.	An earthquake occurs when the tension in the normal movements within the earth's crust increases, leading to massive waves creating trembling on the earth's surface.	Volcanoes form when tectonic plates collide, pushing one plate beneath another. Tectonic plates also move away from one another to produce volcanoes. Hot magma rises from the mantle at mid-ocean ridges, separating the plates. This molten rock then rises and erupts on the surface, building up a volcano.
2.	Earthquakes are difficult to predict because of the random pattern in their occurrence.	Volcanoes are easier to predict as eruptions of varying rates precede their formation.
3.	Earthquakes originate from deep within the earth's mantle	Volcanoes are surface features.
4.	Earthquakes only lead to destruction.	Volcanoes may cause the formation of the new crust as magma ejected from a volcano cools down to from new surfaces.
5.	Earthquakes will typically nor produce significant debris but debris will result from the disturbances caused by the earthquake.	Volcanoes can produce significant debris through ashfalls, mudslides, etc.