GEOL 1500 CH 5 READING QUIZ
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS!!
XRP - ANSWER
ETH - ANSWER
BTC - ANSWER
A lahar is - ANSWERa volcanic mudflow that resembles fluid concrete.
Lava is - ANSWERmolten rock that cools and hardens on the Earth's surface.
Which of the following creates the vesicles seen in this image? - ANSWERvolatiles
that escape from lava to form gas during an eruption
This image shows an example of - ANSWERcolumnar jointing.
Which statement describes glowing, hot, avalanche-like flows of tephra? -
ANSWERThey are called pyroclastic flows, or nuées ardentes.
Volcanic ash is - ANSWERsmall shards of glass.
Which of the following is considered a warning sign of imminent eruption? -
ANSWERchange in heat flow from a volcano's surface
Devils Tower, Wyoming, shown here, is - ANSWERan intrusion beneath a now-
extinct volcano that has been completely eroded away.
The eruption of Mt. Tambora, Indonesia, in 1815 - ANSWERproduced such dreary,
cold weather that it inspired the writing of Frankenstein.
produced such dreary, cold weather that it inspired the writing of Frankenstein. -
ANSWERflood basalts
Jupiter's moon Io is thought to be volcanically active because - ANSWERof
enormous tides that keep its mantle hot.
Mt. Vesuvius erupted in a very violent explosion in 79 C.E. and buried the residents
of Pompeii in ash. On the basis of this information, which of the following would you
LEAST expect to find at Vesuvius? - ANSWERbasaltic lava
Low-viscosity lava - ANSWERhas low silica content.
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS!!
XRP - ANSWER
ETH - ANSWER
BTC - ANSWER
A lahar is - ANSWERa volcanic mudflow that resembles fluid concrete.
Lava is - ANSWERmolten rock that cools and hardens on the Earth's surface.
Which of the following creates the vesicles seen in this image? - ANSWERvolatiles
that escape from lava to form gas during an eruption
This image shows an example of - ANSWERcolumnar jointing.
Which statement describes glowing, hot, avalanche-like flows of tephra? -
ANSWERThey are called pyroclastic flows, or nuées ardentes.
Volcanic ash is - ANSWERsmall shards of glass.
Which of the following is considered a warning sign of imminent eruption? -
ANSWERchange in heat flow from a volcano's surface
Devils Tower, Wyoming, shown here, is - ANSWERan intrusion beneath a now-
extinct volcano that has been completely eroded away.
The eruption of Mt. Tambora, Indonesia, in 1815 - ANSWERproduced such dreary,
cold weather that it inspired the writing of Frankenstein.
produced such dreary, cold weather that it inspired the writing of Frankenstein. -
ANSWERflood basalts
Jupiter's moon Io is thought to be volcanically active because - ANSWERof
enormous tides that keep its mantle hot.
Mt. Vesuvius erupted in a very violent explosion in 79 C.E. and buried the residents
of Pompeii in ash. On the basis of this information, which of the following would you
LEAST expect to find at Vesuvius? - ANSWERbasaltic lava
Low-viscosity lava - ANSWERhas low silica content.
