(English Medium) ICSE Class 9 - CISCE Question Bank Solutions

Which volcano is known as the ‘lighthouse of the Mediterranean?

Name the three belts where volcanoes are found.

In which belt most of the volcanoes of the world are found?

Indicate the world distribution of active volcanoes.

Distinguish between :
Seismology and Volcanology.

Distinguish between :
Volcanic Dust and Volcanic Ash.

Describe the materials thrown out during volcanic eruption.

Describe the effect of volcanic eruption of Karakatoa in 1883.

Why is volcanic activity often associated with mountain building ?

Describe any three advantages of volcanoes.

What is a geyser?

Give two of its main characteristics of Geysers

Name a well known 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.

Differentiate between active dormant and extinct volcanoes.

What is the following:

‘Ring of Fire’

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.