Advertisements
Advertisements
Question
Fill in the blank below:
The molten rock that reaches the surface of the earth is called ______.
Advertisements
Solution
The molten rock that reaches the surface of the earth is called magma.
RELATED QUESTIONS
What is the difference between magma and lava?
Give one example of an active volcano.
Name two types of landforms made by volcanoes. Give an example of each type.
The forces arising from the interior of the earth:
Explain the various parts of a volcano.
Distinguish between :
Seismology and Volcanology.
Distinguish between :
Volcanic Dust and Volcanic Ash.
Why is volcanic activity often associated with mountain building ?
Describe any three advantages of volcanoes.
What is a geyser?
State two ways in which lava may come out of the earth’s crust giving an example of each type of these volcanic activities.
Give reasons for the following:
Basic lava cones are broader than Acid lava cones.
Give reasons for the following:
The Circum-Pacific Belt of volcanoes is called ‘The Ring of Fire’.
Answer the following:
Plate margins are zones of great volcanic activity.
Give one word for the following :
The funnel shaped hollow at the top of a volcanic cone.
Give one word for the following :
The lava which is poor in silica and rich in iron and magnesium.
Give one word for the following:
A large sill of acid lava which has solidified gradually giving a dome-like shape.
Give one word for the following :
A volcano where magma reaches the surface through a vent or a pipe..
Give one word for the following :
A volcano whose eruption buried and destroyed two Roman towns.
What is the following :
Fissure type of volcanoes
______ Volcano is known as light house of Mediterranean Sea.
Choose the odd one
Give an example of extinct volcano.
Distinguish between Active volcano and dormant volcano
Describe the classification of volcanoes based on the eruptions.
Choose the odd one
An active volcano, Dormant volcano, Extinct Volcano, Shield volcano
