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Tongariro - Quiz
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  • 1. When did the oldest recorded volcanism occur in the Tongariro area?
A) 26,000 years ago with the Rotoaira tephras
B) 933,000 ± 46,000 years ago at Hauhungatahi
C) 512,000 ± 59,000 years ago on the western side of Tongariro
D) 304,000 years ago in the Tama lakes area
  • 2. What is the approximate volume of the cone and ring-plain complex at Tongariro?
A) 90 km3 (22 cu mi) for the cone and 60 km3 (14 cu mi) for the ring-plain
B) 11,400 years ago producing the Pahoka tephra
C) 4.5 km3 (1.1 cu mi)
D) 0.2 km3 (0.048 cu mi)
  • 3. Which fault zones bound the eruptive centres of Tongariro?
A) Tama Lakes
B) Taupō volcanic rift
C) Te Maari craters
D) The Waihi and Poutu fault zones
  • 4. When was the formation of the eruptive centres at Tongariro definitely established?
A) 933,000 ± 46,000 years ago
B) By 230,000 years ago
C) 304,000 years ago
D) 26,000 years ago
  • 5. Which volcanic feature required the absence of ice after the last ice age to form?
A) Te Maari craters
B) Mount Ngauruhoe and North Crater
C) Pukeonake
D) Tama Lakes
  • 6. What is Pukeonake's relation to the linear vent zone?
A) Part of the main axis
B) Central to the eruptive centres
C) Located at the eastern edge
D) It is approximately 6 km (3.7 mi) west and considered a satellite vent
  • 7. When did the largest recent eruptions with volumes greater than 0.2 km3 occur?
A) 11,400 years ago
B) By 230,000 years ago
C) Between 16,600 and 26,000 years ago
D) 304,000 years ago
  • 8. What was the total volume of tephra produced during the Te Rato Episode?
A) 1.11 km3 (0.27 cu mi)
B) 0.48 km3 (0.12 cu mi)
C) At least 0.67 km3 (0.16 cu mi)
D) 4.5 km3 (1.1 cu mi)
  • 9. From what depth was the magma reservoir during the Te Rato Episode?
A) 11,200 years
B) Between 28 and 35 km (17 and 22 mi) depth
C) 512,000 ± 59,000 years ago
D) 6 km (3.7 mi)
  • 10. Which episode involved eruptions from both Half Cone and Tama Lakes vents?
A) Ohinepango - Waihohonu twin episodes
B) Te Rato Episode
C) Wharepu Episode
D) Poutu Episodes
  • 11. What was the total tephra volume produced during the Poutu Episodes?
A) 0.67 km3 (0.16 cu mi)
B) 4.5 km3 (1.1 cu mi)
C) 1.42 km3 (0.34 cu mi)
D) 0.63 km3 (0.15 cu mi)
  • 12. What was the duration of the Pahoka-Mangamate sequence?
A) Between 16,600 and 26,000 years
B) 11,400 years
C) An intense 200 year long period
D) 304,000 years ago
  • 13. Which episode was characterized by eruptions from only Tama Lake vents?
A) Ohinepango - Waihohonu twin episodes
B) Poutu Episodes
C) Te Rato Episode
D) Wharepu Episode
  • 14. What was the total volume of tephra produced during the Oturere Episode?
A) 0.67 km3 (0.16 cu mi)
B) 1.42 km3 (0.34 cu mi)
C) 4.5 km3 (1.1 cu mi)
D) 0.48 km3 (0.12 cu mi)
  • 15. What is Mount Tongariro a part of?
A) Tongariro volcanic centre
B) Taupō Volcanic Zone
C) North Island Volcanic Plateau
D) Central North Island
  • 16. How many massifs make up the Tongariro volcanic centre?
A) Six
B) Five
C) Three
D) Four
  • 17. What type of rock primarily composes Mount Tongariro?
A) Granite
B) Diorite
C) Andesite
D) Basalt
  • 18. When did Ngauruhoe last erupt?
A) 1926
B) 1897
C) 2012
D) 1973 to 1975
  • 19. Which crater erupted for the first time in 2012 since 1897?
A) Blue Lake
B) Emerald Lakes
C) Red Crater
D) Te Māri Craters
  • 20. What climate conditions are typical between March and October on Mount Tongariro?
A) Severe alpine with snowfall in winter
B) Tropical
C) Mild and dry
D) Hot and humid
  • 21. Who set aside Tongariro National Park in 1887?
A) Local farmers
B) Te Heuheu Tukino IV (Horonuku)
C) The New Zealand government
D) Peter Jackson
  • 22. Which famous hiking route passes between Tongariro and Ngauruhoe?
A) Heaphy Track
B) Tongariro Alpine Crossing
C) Milford Track
D) Routeburn Track
  • 23. Which film trilogy was shot in locations including Mount Tongariro?
A) The Lord of the Rings
B) Avatar
C) The Chronicles of Narnia
D) Harry Potter
  • 24. How many people fled their homes after the initial eruption?
A) 50 people
B) 24 people
C) 100 people
D) No one fled
  • 25. How high did the ash cloud reach during the second eruption on 21 November?
A) 250 km (160 mi)
B) 6.1 km (3.8 mi) high
C) 25 km (16 mi)
D) 4000 metres into the air
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