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Question
Answer the following
The vent of a volcano when blocked results in an explosive eruption.
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Solution
It causes the pressure to build up which results in violent explosion.
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What is the following:
Mud volcanoes
Distinguish between the following pair of terms associated with vulcanicity:
Cinder Cone and Composite Cone
Distinguish between the following pair of terms associated with vulcanicity:
Geysers and Hot Springs
Distinguish between the following pairs of terms associated with the crustal movement of the earth:
Tilted Block mountains and Lifted Block mountains
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:
Hot springs are common in volcanic regions.
Answer the following:
Earthquakes are common in the belt of young fold mountains.
What are tectonic movements? How are these classified?
How the theory of plate tectonics has explained the formation of mountains like Himalaya or Alps and of the volcanic islands.
______ belt is known as the “Ring of Fire”.
