Volcano - Quiz
A) 500 cubic kilometres B) 2,000 cubic kilometres C) 1,000 cubic kilometres D) 100 cubic kilometres
A) Low-viscosity mafic magma B) Water-rich, basaltic magma C) Gas-poor, iron-rich magma D) Gas-rich, silicic magma
A) Creation of a new mountain range B) Decrease in local vegetation C) Emptying of a large magma chamber D) Formation of a flood basalt field
A) Ten B) Four C) Zero D) Sixty
A) Absorption of sunlight by lava flows B) Release of sulfur and ash into the atmosphere C) Increase in oceanic water volume D) Destruction of forests worldwide
A) Mount Kilimanjaro B) Mount Saint Helens C) Mount Fuji D) Yellowstone Caldera
A) Their ash disappears after a few years B) Concealment under vegetation and glacial deposits C) They are always located in the deep ocean D) They are too small to be noticed
A) A type of volcanic ash B) A collapsed crater C) A layer of cooled lava D) A submarine vent
A) Submarine basins B) Silicic basins C) Pillow lakes D) Volcanogenic lakes
A) Four B) One million C) Sixty D) 119
A) About 5,000 B) Exactly 119 C) Under 100 D) More than one million
A) Low pressure at the sea floor B) Tremendous weight of the water C) Presence of pillow lava D) Rapid cooling of the water
A) Pillow lava B) Silicic glass C) Basaltic flood plains D) Ash flow tuffs
A) Photosynthetic algae B) Chemotrophs C) Tropical fish D) Large coral colonies
A) Migration of whales B) A major earthquake in the deep ocean C) Formation of a submarine volcano off Mayotte D) Industrial activity on the ocean floor
A) Monitoring of continental drift B) Visible light from the surface C) Satellite imagery D) Hydrophones and water discoloration
A) The water is too shallow B) The volcanoes are too small C) Rapid cooling and water buoyancy D) Lack of volcanic gases
A) Lake Toba B) Mount Etna C) Vesuvius D) Mauna Loa
A) Ten B) Twenty C) Sixteen D) Eight
A) Sublimation B) Evaporation C) Radiation D) Convection
A) Polygenetic B) Divergent C) Monogenetic D) Extinct
A) In the atmosphere B) In the middle of continental plates C) At the North Pole D) Along plate boundaries
A) It is created B) It remains unchanged C) It is destroyed D) It turns into gas
A) It is destroyed B) It melts instantly C) It disappears D) It is created
A) Black smokers B) Tectonic chimneys C) Magma chambers D) Volcanic arcs
A) Indonesia B) Iceland C) Hawaii D) Japan
A) Subduction B) Convection C) Expansion D) Divergence
A) Decompression melting B) Flux melting C) Adiabatic cooling D) Radioactive decay
A) Low viscosity B) High iron content C) Low silica content D) High silica content
A) Mid-ocean ridges B) Lithospheric plates C) Volcanic arcs D) Hotspots
A) Black smokers B) Mantle plumes C) Divergent plates D) Subduction
A) Japanese archipelago B) Cascade volcanoes C) Icelandic ridge D) Hawaiian Islands
A) North American plate B) Indonesian plate C) Pacific plate D) Icelandic plate
A) It moves with the plume B) It erupts more frequently C) It becomes inactive D) It grows larger
A) It has been questioned B) It has been proven false C) It is no longer studied D) It is universally accepted as fact
A) Underwater B) Near the North and South Poles C) On high mountain peaks D) In the center of continents
A) Stable B) Divergent C) Convergent D) Transform
A) Convergent B) Divergent C) Transform D) Hotspot
A) Divergent plate boundary B) Transform faulting C) Convergent subduction D) Intraplate volcanism
A) They increase sunlight penetration B) They remove all oxygen C) They cool the troposphere D) They heat the troposphere
A) The Latin word for mountain B) A Greek mountain deity C) The Roman god Vulcan D) An ancient term for fire
A) Tectonics B) Seismology C) Geology D) Volcanology
A) Cryovolcanism B) Only molten rock eruptions C) Only continental volcanoes D) Only atmospheric gas releases
A) Venus B) Mercury C) Jupiter D) Saturn
A) Rifting B) Oceanic trenches C) Subduction D) Tectonic folding
A) Deep ocean trenches B) Flood basalts C) Tidal waves D) Mountain building
A) Aulacogen B) Cryovolcano C) Shield volcano D) Fissure vent
A) East African Rift B) Kīlauea C) Olympus Mons D) Lake Taupō
A) A plateau B) A conduit C) A fissure D) A crater
A) A summit crater B) A cryovolcano C) A smaller cone on a flank D) A massive plateau
A) Magmatic activity B) Vent activity C) Low temperatures D) Surface gas emission
A) Catastrophic B) Non-explosive C) Highly explosive D) High viscosity
A) Kīlauea B) Lake Taupō C) Puʻu ʻŌʻō D) Olympus Mons
A) Shield volcanoes B) Dome volcanoes C) Composite volcanoes D) Cinder cones
A) Mount St. Helens B) Mount Fuji C) Lassen Peak D) Parícutin
A) 30 to 400 metres B) 500 to 1,000 metres C) 1,000 to 5,000 metres D) 5 to 10 metres
A) Cryptodomes B) Composite volcanoes C) Maar craters D) Dome volcanoes
A) 30–35° B) 45–60° C) 5–10° D) 10–20°
A) Tokyo B) Mexico City C) Naples D) Saint-Pierre
A) On oceanic ridges B) Underneath ice caps C) Inside tectonic plates D) At the bottom of deep oceans
A) Stratovolcanoes B) Tuyas C) Shield volcanoes D) Cinder cones
A) Tuya Valley B) Tuya Island C) Tuya Butte D) Tuya Glacier
A) Western Ontario B) Southern Alberta C) Central Yukon D) Northern British Columbia
A) Mud pools B) Hot springs C) Geysers D) Solfataras
A) Liquid mud B) Solid tephra C) Molten rock D) Steam
A) Tephra B) Palagonite C) Slurry D) Pillow lava
A) Steam pressure B) Tectonic shifting C) Surface water weight D) Magmatic gases
A) Novarupta B) Kilauea C) Lassen Peak D) Mauna Loa
A) Basalt B) Ignimbrites C) Tuff D) Obsidian
A) 850 °C B) 100 °C C) 1,200 °C D) 500 °C
A) 45–52% B) 52–63% C) Greater than 63% D) Less than 45%
A) Flood basalts B) Shield volcanoes C) Stratovolcanoes D) Lava domes
A) Pāhoehoe B) Block lava C) Obsidian D) ʻAʻa
A) Ultramafic B) Intermediate C) Basaltic D) Felsic
A) Ignimbrites B) Dacites C) Rhyolites D) Komatiites
A) Tuff B) Pāhoehoe C) Basalt D) Obsidian
A) 1 mm B) 2 mm C) 10 mm D) 5 mm
A) Lava flows B) Magma deposits C) Sedimentary rock D) Volcaniclastics
A) Effusion B) Dissection C) Crystallization D) Decompression
A) Magmatic flow B) Erosion C) Tectonic uplift D) Pressure buildup
A) Cinder Hill B) Devils Tower C) Mount Kaimon D) Mount Vesuvius
A) 1,214 B) 168 C) 10,652 D) 1,113
A) Plinian B) Ultra-Plinian C) Hawaiian-type D) Vulcanian
A) Country rock B) Pumice C) Scoria D) Rhyolitic lava
A) Vulcanian B) Plinian C) Phreatic D) Hawaiian
A) Hawaiian B) Strombolian C) Peléan D) Ultra-Plinian
A) The Smithsonian Institution B) Pliny the Elder C) Vulcano D) Pliny the Younger
A) Peléan B) Ultra-Plinian C) Strombolian D) Vulcanian
A) Cinder Hill B) Mount Kaimon C) Devils Tower D) Mount Pelée
A) Volatile B) Dormant C) Submerged D) Saturated
A) Yes B) No C) Only for extinct volcanoes D) Only for active volcanoes
A) As a fixed binary state B) As a random variable C) As a three-step process D) As a graduated spectrum
A) No B) Yes C) Only for extinct volcanoes D) Only for erupting volcanoes
A) Shielded B) Extinct C) Explosive D) Composite
A) Strictly standardized B) Legally defined globally C) Universally agreed upon D) Not entirely uniform
A) Decreased volcanic gas emissions. B) Ground inflation. C) Cooling surface temperatures. D) Increased vegetation growth.
A) Chaitén. B) Pinatubo. C) Taftan. D) Mount Edgecumbe.
A) Government funding for research. B) Increased seismic monitoring. C) Decreased awareness. D) Better disaster preparation.
A) Taftan. B) Soufrière Hills. C) Yellowstone. D) Pinatubo.
A) In 1991. B) In 79 CE. C) Before 8000 BCE. D) In 1995. |
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