Question
Download Solution PDFWhich of the following features is not related to volcanic activity?
Answer (Detailed Solution Below)
Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFThe 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.
Key Points
- Folding occurs under compression when forces act towards each other, such as when plates collide.
- A 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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