Which of the following features is not related to volcanic activity?

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  1. Geyser
  2. Batholith
  3. Dyke
  4. Fold

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Option 4 : Fold
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The correct​ answer is Fold.

Important Points

  • A volcano is a vent (opening) in the earth’s crust through which molten material erupts suddenly from a magma chamber below the surface.
  • Due to very high temperatures, some rocks slowly melt and turn into a thick flowing matter known as magma.
  • Since it is lighter than the solid rock around it, the magma rises and gets collected in magma chambers which eventually pushes through fissures and vents on the earth’s surface.
  • These are some features result of volcanic activity:
    • Conical Vent and Fissure Vent.
    • Mid-Ocean Ridges.
    • Composite Type Volcanic Landforms.
    • Shield Type Volcanic Landforms.
    • Fissure Type Flood Basalt Landforms (Lava Plateaus)
    • Crater.
    • Caldera.
    • Cinder cone
    • Geysers
    • dyke
    • Batholith.

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Key Points

  • Folding occurs under compression when forces act towards each other, such as when plates collide.
  • fold is a bend in the rock strata. 
  • Folding: This is a type of earth movement resulting from the horizontal compression of rock layers by internal forces of the earth along plate boundaries.
  • A unfold are termed as anticlines. The downfolds are termed synclines Folding.
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