Mt Pinatubo

Question 1

What type of plates?

Answer 1

Oceanic crust and Continental crust

Question 2

Primary effects (4)

Answer 2

• 50cm of ash fell on nearby farms and villages.
• building collapsed due to ash (200,000 home).
• 6 people died as a direct result of the eruption.
• water supplies were contaminated.

Question 3

Secondary effects (4)

Answer 3

• Ash in the atmosphere blocked the Suns heat delaying global warming by several years.
• 1 million + farm animals died from contaminated water or starvation.
• Disease spread easily though refugee camps set up.
• Heavy monsoon rains caused flooding and lahars.

Question 4

What type of plate boundary?

Answer 4

Destructive