Worksheets0460 IGCSE - 2.1.1 Plate Boundaries & Causes of Volcanoes
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 6mins
Transform faults are also known as what?
Convergent boundaries
Conservative boundaries
Convection boundaries
Constructive boundaries
Constructive boundaries have what hazards
Earthquakes
Pyroclastic Flows
Volcanoes
Low viscosity lava flows
This is an image of Mauna Loa, the worlds largest Shield Volcano. But what characteristics are shield volcanoes known for?
Steep sides
Being huge in size 100's of km's wide at base
Layers of ash and cinders with lava
Gentle sloping sides
What are the two types of convergent plate boundaries?
Crumple zones
Collision zones
Cracked zones
Subduction zones
Mount Sinabung is an example of what type of volcano?
Caldera volcano
Dome Volcano
Fissure Volcano
Stratovolcano
What is NOT a term of volcanic reference to its activity state
Alert state
Dormant
Extinct
Active
In your opinion, which of these volcanic hazards puts lives most at risk.
Ashfall
Pyroclastic flow
Lava flow
Lahaar / Mudflow
A lava dome is steep sided because of what?
Low viscosity lava
High pressure in asthenosphere
Build up of friction
Thick high viscous lava
What hazards are found at conservative boundaries
Lava flows
Pyroclastic flows
Shallow strong earthquakes
Ashflow
What causes a caldera to form?
Over time rock erodes away so crater is hidden
Sinking of volcanic crater after large eruption
