Lesson 4 - Iceland / Predicting Volcanoes Flashcards
Name a volcanic material?
Tephra
How many people in Iceland were evacuated due to the catastrophic flooding?
700 people.
Name a plate boundary which causes volcanos.
Destructive plate boundary.
Why is it difficult to predict a Volcanoe?
We don’t know when it will happen.
How many people live there.
Other impacts it may have.
What assists us to predict a volcano?
Increase in soil temperature
Migration of animals and bird from the area.
Increase in gas emission.
Name the two different types of volcanoes?
Shield Volcanoes and Composite Volcano.
What is the name of the person and his team who was stranded in Svalbard?
Sir David Attenborough
How much money did the flights lose due to the volcanic eruption?
$1.7 billion
How many tons of flower was destroyed because of the Volcanoe?
400 tons
How many tonnes of carbon dioxide was emitted from the Volcanoe?
0.15 million tonnes.
What can ashes damage?
Ash can damages plane engines.
What can earthquakes damage?
Earthquakes can damage buildings.
