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| Question | Answer |
| What is a hot spot? | When volcanoes occur in the middle of a plate |
| What national park in the USA lies over a hotspot? | Yellowstone National Park |
| What are the characteristics of a shield volcano? | They have gentle slopes and a wide base. The lava is very runny. |
| What are the characteristics of a Composite volcano? | Layers of ash and lava. Steep sided, comical shape. Viscous/thick lava Very explosive eruptions |
| Which sea is the island if Montserrat in? | The Caribbean sea |
| What's the capital of Montserrat? | Plymouth |
| What is the volcano called in Montserrat? | Soufriere Hills |
| What were the primary effects of the volcanic eruption in Montserrat? (1997) | 2/3 of the island was covered in ash and lava. Villages destroyed- homeless people. Infrastructure destroyed. 19 people killed. Land was made infertile |
| What are the secondary effects of the eruption in Montserrat? (1997) | People have to live in crowded public houses- poor as sanitation, few schools, no jobs etc. Country reliant on the UK for money. People became ill and stressed. Industries suffer. |
| What are positive impacts of volcanic eruptions? | Lava and ash weather to give a deep and fertile soil. Volcanic eruptions can give land Some volcanoes attract tourists. Some volcanoes produce pumice and sulphur. |
| What is a pyroclastic flow? | Fast flowing clouds of hot gas, ash and rocks travelling up to 100mph, and destroying everything in its path. (Scawee) :,( |
| What is the most powerful eruption recorded in history? | Mt Tambora in Indonesia |
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