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Question
What is the following:
Mud volcanoes
Solution 1
Mud Volcanoes — A volcanic cone made of the mud due to the eruption of muddy water is called a mud volcano.
Solution 2
Mud volcanoes : If water which erupts in a volcano is muddy then a conical mound of mud is formed within a creater at the top. This is known as a mud volcano. Such mud volcanoes are found in New Zealand Sicily and other areas of volcanic activity.
RELATED QUESTIONS
What are ‘Volcanoes’?
What is the following:
Spine or plug
Distinguish between the following pair of terms associated with vulcanicity:
Laccolith and Lapolith
Distinguish between the following pairs of terms associated with the crustal movement of the earth:
Tilted Block mountains and Lifted Block mountains
Match the items given in Column A with the correct ones in Column B.
| Column A | Column B |
| 1. A Rift valley lake | (a) Deccan Trap region of India |
| 2. A horst | (b) Fujiyama |
| 3. A basic lava sheet | (c) Tanganyika |
| 4. Composite cones | (d) Black forest plateau |
| 5. An active volcano | (e) Corndon Hill |
| 6. A Batholith | (f) The Alps |
| 7. A Phaccolith | (g) Upland of Britain is France |
| 8. A young Fold mountain | (h) Stromboli |
Answer the following:
Hot springs are common in volcanic regions.
Answer the following:
Earthquakes are common in the belt of young fold mountains.
Give reasons for the following:
Earth’s movements have modified the Earth’s surface.
Name one useful feature of vulcanicity other than soil fertility.
Give one word for the following :
The region where there are highest number of geysers and hot springs.
