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