Disasters

Which of these consequences can occur due to volcanic eruption?

• Deadly volcanic gases

• Lahars

• Lapilli and bombs

• All of these

What destroyed the rail bridge in the 1953 Tangiwai Disaster?

• Snowmelt at Xmas

• Flooding

• Lahar

• Lava flow

Where is the magma stored in a volcanic area?

• volcanic sill

• volcanic neck

• lava tube

• reservoir

Where are most volcanoes active in the world?

• Central Asia

• Pacific ring of fire

• Australia

• Iceland

What landscape is not formed where two plates meet?

• Major trench

• Volcanic

• Mountainous

• Great Plain

What is the longest continuous fault line in New Zealand?

• Tarawera Rift

• Alpine Fault

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• Southern Alps

What is the biggest type of volcano called?

• Super volcano

• Taupo

• Yellowstone

• Toba

Which is the most active volcano in New Zealand?

• Tarawera

• Ruapehu

• Ngauruhoe

• Whakaari

Over how many years has the most active (NZ) volcano developed?

• 600 years

• 2000 years

• 150 000 years

• 25 million years

What type of earthquake is usually most dangerous?

• Shallow

• Magnitude 1 (Richter Scale)

• Aftershock

• Collapse