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