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WorksheetsIceland volcano Eyjafjallajökull eruption 2010
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 11mins
Iceland lies on the Mid Atlantic Ridge which is a...
constructive plate margin
destructive plate margin
conservative plate margin
collision plate margin
Eyjafjallajökull is located in...
southern Iceland
northern Iceland
west Iceland
eastern Iceland
Eyjafjallajökull is an unusual type of volcano in Iceland because it is..
a shield volcano
a strato-volcano
a fissure volcano
an underwater submarine volcano
At the Mid Atlantic Ridge the two plates diverging are ...
Eurasian plate and North American plate
Eurasian plate and Pacific plate
Eurasian plate and Indian plate
Pacific Ring of Fire
The lava eruption at Eyjafjallajökull started...
March 2010
March 2011
March 2009
March 2012
The violent, explosive eruption began in April, it was caused by...
lava melting the ice cap causing explosive steam eruptions
sticky lava often found on constructive margins
runny lava allowing gases to escape easily
The fine grained volcanic ash plume rose XXX metres into the air.
11,000 metres
1,100 metres
110,000 metres
11 metres
The plume of very fine ash was carried by winds...
across the Atlantic and NW Europe
across the Pacific and North America
across the Arctic
across the whole World
The volcano erupted huge amounts of ash into the atmosphere because ...
lava melted the ice cap which caused violent steam explosions
the lava was runny and allowed gas to escape easily
the eruption occurred under water
Magma upwelling into Eyjafjallajökull comes from...
the divergence of the Eurasian and North American plates along the Mid-Atlantic ridge
the convergence of the Eurasian and North American plates along the Mid-Atlantic ridge
The eruption caused the melting of large amounts of ice, leading to flooding in southern Iceland. This glacial outburst flood is known as a...
jökulhlaup
pyroclastic flow
lava flow
ash cloud
Farming was affected as the grass was quickly covered by thick ash meaning grazing animals had to be moved indoors to safety. Is this a primary or secondary effect?
primary effect
secondary effect
Kenyan farmers lost money as flowers produced in Kenya could not be flown to European supermarkets due to flights being cancelled. Is this a primary or secondary effect?
primary effect
secondary effect
Local water supplies were quickly contaminated with fluoride from the volcanic ash and farmers were told not to let livestock drink from streams. Is this a primary or secondary effect?
primary effect
secondary effect
Tourist numbers visiting Iceland grew from 0.5 million a year before the eruption to over 2 million tourists a year afterwards. Is this growth in tourism a primary or secondary effect of the eruption?
primary effect
secondary effect
How many people were evacuated from Southern Iceland due to flooding and dangerous ash fall?
7
70
700
7000
The main road in Iceland was damaged by the jokulhlaup (glacial outburst flood) causing disruption to travel and operations of emergency services.
primary effect
secondary effect
100,000 flights were cancelled across Europe and North America. 10 million air passengers had their travel disrupted. Is this a primary or secondary effect?
primary effect
secondary effect
Which one was an immediate response to the eruption?
Parts of Route 1 were cut by bulldozers to allow flood waters to divert into the sea and reduce damage to an expensive bridge.
Roads and embankments were reconstructed over the months afterwards.
New technology was introduced to improve ash warnings for aircraft in the future.
The volcano is now a tourist attraction and Iceland has grown its tourist industry partly as a result of the eruption.
The people living 'downwind' of the volcano had to wear facemasks as the ash was so thick. Is this a primary or secondary effect?
primary effect
secondary effect
Farmer Ólafur Eggertsson and his family set up a visitor centre where they tell tourists their story and earn money from the visits. Is this an immediate or long term response to the eruption?
short term response
long term response
