quiz on violent volcano

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The 1883 eruption of Krakatoa is famous for:

A) Being the least explosive eruption ever

B) Causing a global drop in temperature

C) Having no fatalities

D) Happening in the Atlantic Ocean

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What is pyroclastic flow?

A) A slow lava river

B) A volcanic ash cloud in the upper atmosphere

C) A fast-moving current of hot gas and volcanic material

D) Underground lava movement

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What is the main reason stratovolcanoes produce explosive eruptions?

A) They have low-viscosity lava

B) Their magma is rich in gas and silica

C) They erupt underwater

D) They form at mid-ocean ridges

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Which gas is most commonly released during a volcanic eruption?

A) Oxygen

B) Carbon monoxide

C) Sulfur dioxide

D) Carbon dioxide

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What does the Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI) measure?

A) Lava temperature

B) Depth of the magma chamber

C) Duration of eruption

D) Magnitude of volcanic eruptions

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Which of these is an example of a violent volcanic eruption?

A) Mauna Loa, Hawaii (1984)

B) Mount St. Helens, USA (1980)

C) Eyjafjallajökull, Iceland (2010)

D) Kilauea, Hawaii (2018)

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What type of magma leads to the most explosive eruptions?

A) Basaltic

B) Andesitic

C) Rhyolitic

D) Mafic

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Which type of volcano is typically associated with the most violent eruptions?

A) Shield volcano

B) Cinder cone volcano

C) Stratovolcano (composite volcano)

D) Lava dome

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quiz on violent volcano

The 1883 eruption of Krakatoa is famous for:

What is pyroclastic flow?

What is the main reason stratovolcanoes produce explosive eruptions?

Which gas is most commonly released during a volcanic eruption?

What does the Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI) measure?

Which of these is an example of a violent volcanic eruption?

What type of magma leads to the most explosive eruptions?

Which type of volcano is typically associated with the most violent eruptions?

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The 1883 eruption of Krakatoa is famous for:

What is pyroclastic flow?

What is the main reason stratovolcanoes produce explosive eruptions?

Which gas is most commonly released during a volcanic eruption?

What does the Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI) measure?

Which of these is an example of a violent volcanic eruption?

What type of magma leads to the most explosive eruptions?

Which type of volcano is typically associated with the most violent eruptions?

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