1. Draw a labelled diagram showing the main parts of a typical volcano.
2. Describe the three stages in the life cycle of a volcano.
3. Name and describe three products of volcanic eruptions.
4. Explain the differences between acidic and basic lava. How do their eruptions differ?
5. Explain each of the following terms: (a) pyroclastic flow, (b) lahar, (c) magma chamber.
6. Name, describe and give an example of two external and two internal volcanic landforms. Draw a diagram to illustrate your answer.
7. Explain three methods used to predict volcanic eruptions.
8. Outline the consequences of the eruption of the volcano on Mount St Helens. Describe how the volcano is monitored and the methods used to predict further volcanic activity.
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9. Examine the diagram of a volcano below. Match the letters A–E with the following features: vent; secondary cone; ash cloud; crater; magma chamber.
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10. Explain with the aid of an example which you have studied why volcanic activity happens at plate margins.
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11. Volcanoes can have both negative and positive effects on the landscape and on people. Explain one negative and one positive effect of volcanoes.
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12. Using the diagram below, match each of the intrusive volcanic landforms with the letters A-E in the diagram: still; laccolith; dyke; batholith; lopolith.
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13. Name an example of a volcano which you have studied. State two advantages and one disadvantage for people living in a volcanic region.
14. Explain how the study of plate tectonics has helped us to understand the global distribution of volcanoes.