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6. what was the VEI of the nyiragongo eruption?
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?
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?
17. how many schools were destroyed?
- 45 schools
- 23 schools
- 70 schools
18. what was the year of the nyrirgongo eruption
19. what lava type does a composite volcano have?
- rhyolitic
- andesitic
- adesitic and rhyolitic
- basaltic
20. what was the VEI of Iceland eruption?