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EAPS 106 UNITS 4 - 6 2026 ACTUAL
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
Which type of volcanism is often found far from plate boundaries? - correct-
answer -Hot spot
About how many volcano-related deaths have occurred in the past 500 years? -
correct-answer -Hundreds of thousands
Who was Pliny the Elder? - correct-answer -The Roman naval commander who
perished trying to save people from the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius
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
True or False: Unlike wind-blown waves, tsunami waves traveling through the
deep ocean are influenced by seafloor topography. - correct-answer -True
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What happens to a tsunami wave speed and height as it approaches the shore? -
correct-answer -It slows down and increases in height
Which volcanic eruption influenced Mary Shelley to come up with Frankenstein
and John Polidori to come up with The Vampyre? - correct-answer -1815 Tambora
What causes hot rocks to melt at hot spots? - correct-answer -Depressurized
melting
Which kind of volcano will low viscosity lava lead to? - correct-answer -A shield
volcano
What happens to the distance between tsunami wave crests (wavelength) as they
approach the shore? - correct-answer -The wavelength decreases
What does "tsunami" translate to in Japanese? - correct-answer -Harbor wave
Why are inlets (natural harbors) particularly dangerous places when a tsunami
hits? - correct-answer -Because the water gets trapped and piles up
EAPS 106 UNITS 4 - 6 2026 ACTUAL
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
Which type of volcanism is often found far from plate boundaries? - correct-
answer -Hot spot
About how many volcano-related deaths have occurred in the past 500 years? -
correct-answer -Hundreds of thousands
Who was Pliny the Elder? - correct-answer -The Roman naval commander who
perished trying to save people from the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius
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
True or False: Unlike wind-blown waves, tsunami waves traveling through the
deep ocean are influenced by seafloor topography. - correct-answer -True
, 2|Page
What happens to a tsunami wave speed and height as it approaches the shore? -
correct-answer -It slows down and increases in height
Which volcanic eruption influenced Mary Shelley to come up with Frankenstein
and John Polidori to come up with The Vampyre? - correct-answer -1815 Tambora
What causes hot rocks to melt at hot spots? - correct-answer -Depressurized
melting
Which kind of volcano will low viscosity lava lead to? - correct-answer -A shield
volcano
What happens to the distance between tsunami wave crests (wavelength) as they
approach the shore? - correct-answer -The wavelength decreases
What does "tsunami" translate to in Japanese? - correct-answer -Harbor wave
Why are inlets (natural harbors) particularly dangerous places when a tsunami
hits? - correct-answer -Because the water gets trapped and piles up
