MCQ Questions
Q.1.
The main hazard of an eruption that forms a large caldera is:
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    felsic and intermediate lava flows and tephra
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    collapse of the roof of a magma chamber as magma erupts
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    burning, building collapse, and suffocation from an eruption column and pyroclastic flows
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    large amounts of rain and snowmelt mix with loose ash on steep slopes
Q.2.
Which of the following are hazards associated with scoria cones?
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    all of these are used to monitor volcanoes
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    Caldera-forming
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    all of these
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    gabbro
Q.3.
The classic volcano shape is displayed by:
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    are composed of lava flows, pyroclastic material, and mudflows
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    collapse of the roof of a magma chamber as magma erupts
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    Pacific Ring of Fire
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    a composite volcano
Q.4.
Hazards associated with basaltic lava flows and eruptions are:
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    all of these
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    seismic shaking
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    felsic and intermediate lava flows and tephra
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    all of these are used to monitor volcanoes
Q.5.
Which of the following types of eruptions is among the most deadly of natural disasters?
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    seismic shaking
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    gabbro
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    Caldera-forming
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    all of these
Q.6.
Volcanic mudflows (lahars) are common on composite volcanoes because:
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    are composed of lava flows, pyroclastic material, and mudflows
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    all of these are used to monitor volcanoes
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    basalt
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    large amounts of rain and snowmelt mix with loose ash on steep slopes
Q.7.
Which of the following are characteristics typical of volcanic domes?
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    all of these are used to monitor volcanoes
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    Caldera-forming
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    gabbro
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    all of these
Q.8.
Some scientists think that Yellowstone could cause a future disaster because:
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    all of these are used to monitor volcanoes
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    Pacific Ring of Fire
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    all of these
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    seismic shaking
Q.9.
Composite volcanoes are so called because they:
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    large amounts of rain and snowmelt mix with loose ash on steep slopes
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    are composed of lava flows, pyroclastic material, and mudflows
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    a composite volcano
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    collapse of the roof of a magma chamber as magma erupts
Q.10.
What was the most damaging type of eruption that occurred at Vesuvius in Italy?
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    One or more pyroclastic flows hit the city of Pompeii.
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    all of these are used to monitor volcanoes
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    movement of North America over a mantle plume
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    felsic and intermediate lava flows and tephra
Q.11.
What types of rocks would be most common in a composite volcano?
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    all of these are used to monitor volcanoes
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    felsic and intermediate lava flows and tephra
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    large amounts of rain and snowmelt mix with loose ash on steep slopes
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    all of these
Q.12.
The largest concentration of composite volcanoes on Earth is located along the:
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    Pacific Ring of Fire
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    all of these
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    a composite volcano
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    seismic shaking
Q.13.
Which of the following commonly precede a volcanic eruption?
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    all of these are used to monitor volcanoes
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    gabbro
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    Caldera-forming
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    all of these
Q.14.
Which of the following are dangerous aspects of composite volcanoes?
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    Caldera-forming
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    gabbro
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    all of these
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    all of these are used to monitor volcanoes
Q.15.
The main cause of caldera collapse is:
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    a composite volcano
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    burning, building collapse, and suffocation from an eruption column and pyroclastic flows
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    collapse of the roof of a magma chamber as magma erupts
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    are composed of lava flows, pyroclastic material, and mudflows
Q.16.
Volcanic domes commonly form from all of the following rocks except:
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    large amounts of rain and snowmelt mix with loose ash on steep slopes
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    all of these
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    gabbro
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    basalt