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Question
What do you understand by ‘Vulcanism’?
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Solution
The interior part of the earth is extremely hot temperatures up to 2000°C. in which every matter converts into a molten form. This molten material ‘magma’ always tries to burst out wherever it finds any crack or hole in the crust. The process of erupting out of magma is known as ‘vulcanism’.
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What is the magma chamber of a volcano?
Distinguish between the following pair of terms associated with vulcanicity:
Lava and Magma
Distinguish between the following pair of terms associated with vulcanicity:
Acidic Lava and Basic Lava
Distinguish between the following pair of terms associated with vulcanicity:
Crater and Caldera
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:
Some volcanoes erupt explosively.
Give reasons for the following:
Earth as a whole does not expand.
Name one useful feature of vulcanicity other than soil fertility.
Out of the following words write down the four that are connected with volcanic activity.
Karst, crater, drumlin, stalactites, gully, pot holes, ash, basalt, swallow holes, dyke, domes, bluffs.
