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6. what was the VEI of the nyiragongo eruption?

  • 4
  • 1
  • 5

7. give one similarity between nyiragongo and iceland:

  • speed of recovery
  • impact on agriculture and soil rich land
  • development

8. which lava types cause the greatest volcanic explosivity?

  • rhyolitic and basaltic
  • rhyolitic and andesitic
  • andesitic and basaltic

9. what time did nyiragongo erupt?

  • 2am
  • 4pm
  • 8pm

10. name an MEDC eruption and what year it occurred:

  • 1998- new zealand
  • 2010- iceland
  • 2012- france

11. Which volcanoes have gently sloping sides?

  • caldera and composite
  • fissure and shield
  • composite and acid

12. name 4 intrusive landforms

  • batholiths,lactoliths,sills,dykes
  • lacoliths,batholiths,dykes and sills
  • lacoliths,geysers,dykes and mudpools

13. what happened to the drinking water and crops

  • distributed elsewhere
  • polluted by ash cloud
  • boiled by lava

14. how much did the iceland eruption dent the international economy through air strikes?

  • £1 million
  • £1 billion
  • £5 million

15. what lava type does a dome volcano have?

  • andesitic
  • rhyolitic
  • basaltic

16. what percentage of the economy was destroyed?

  • 30
  • 80
  • 50

17. how many schools were destroyed?

  • 45 schools
  • 23 schools
  • 70 schools

18. what was the year of the nyrirgongo eruption

  • 2014
  • 2002
  • 2007

19. what lava type does a composite volcano have?

  • rhyolitic
  • andesitic
  • adesitic and rhyolitic
  • basaltic

20. what was the VEI of Iceland eruption?

  • 4
  • 1
  • 3