8.A Questions - Pt. 1

Question 1

How did earth scientists help prevent deaths from the 2010 volcano? Why is this important?

Answer 1

atmospheric models; accurate predictions; People are precious to God.

Question 2

What kind of igneous structure is a volcano?

Answer 2

Extrusive.

Question 3

Describe the general features of a volcano.

Answer 3

A volcano builds up from lava coming out of a magma chamber underground to form a cone with a crater at the top. It can also form parasitic craters nearby.

Question 4

Why do we find volcanoes near active tectonic zones?

Answer 4

Hot spots welling up in the mantle, melting overlaying crust. Resulting magma created volcano

Question 5

What are the main volcano belts in the world? Briefly describe their geographic extent.

Answer 5

Alpine-Himalayan and Circum-Pacific; A.H lies above the collision boundary of the African, Indo-australian, and southern Eurasian plates; C.P surrounds most of the pacific ocean.

Question 6

Name the three main types of volcanic emissions. Briefly describe or list the most common forms of each type.

Answer 6

Liquid, gaseous, and solid; Various types of magma, glowing avalanches, and pyroclastic emissions.

Question 7

What do the number and extent of volcanoes and flood basalt zones indicate about conditions during the Flood?

Answer 7

The unimaginable devastation and destruction caused during the Flood.

Question 8

(True or false) A glowing avalanche is a downhill rush of hot volcanic gases carrying volcanic rocks and cinders.

Answer 8

True.