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EAPS 106 UNITS 4 - 6 2026 ACTUAL
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS.
1. Though it might help, why is it generally not sufficient to be a
good swimmer to survive a tsunami? - correct answer-
Because the water generally carries large amounts of debris
2. Which type of volcanism is often found far from plate
boundaries? - correct answer-Hot spot
3. About how many volcano-related deaths have occurred in
the past 500 years? - correct answer-Hundreds of thousands
4. Who was Pliny the Elder? - correct answer-The Roman naval
commander who perished trying to save people from the
eruption of Mt. Vesuvius
5. Why might have giant flood basalts caused extinction
events? - correct answer-Large amounts of greenhouse
gases may have led to global warming and acid rain
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6. True or False: Unlike wind-blown waves, tsunami waves
traveling through the deep ocean are influenced by seafloor
topography. - correct answer-True
7. What happens to a tsunami wave speed and height as it
approaches the shore? - correct answer-It slows down and
increases in height
8. Which volcanic eruption influenced Mary Shelley to come up
with Frankenstein and John Polidori to come up with The
Vampyre? - correct answer-1815 Tambora
9. What causes hot rocks to melt at hot spots? - correct
answer-Depressurized melting
10. Which kind of volcano will low viscosity lava lead to? -
correct answer-A shield volcano
EAPS 106 UNITS 4 - 6 2026 ACTUAL
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS.
1. Though it might help, why is it generally not sufficient to be a
good swimmer to survive a tsunami? - correct answer-
Because the water generally carries large amounts of debris
2. Which type of volcanism is often found far from plate
boundaries? - correct answer-Hot spot
3. About how many volcano-related deaths have occurred in
the past 500 years? - correct answer-Hundreds of thousands
4. Who was Pliny the Elder? - correct answer-The Roman naval
commander who perished trying to save people from the
eruption of Mt. Vesuvius
5. Why might have giant flood basalts caused extinction
events? - correct answer-Large amounts of greenhouse
gases may have led to global warming and acid rain
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6. True or False: Unlike wind-blown waves, tsunami waves
traveling through the deep ocean are influenced by seafloor
topography. - correct answer-True
7. What happens to a tsunami wave speed and height as it
approaches the shore? - correct answer-It slows down and
increases in height
8. Which volcanic eruption influenced Mary Shelley to come up
with Frankenstein and John Polidori to come up with The
Vampyre? - correct answer-1815 Tambora
9. What causes hot rocks to melt at hot spots? - correct
answer-Depressurized melting
10. Which kind of volcano will low viscosity lava lead to? -
correct answer-A shield volcano
