Volcanic Landforms Formation
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What is the primary reason for the extensional deformation in the East African Rift Valley?

  • The underlying mantle is rising from below and stretching the overlying continental crust (correct)
  • The Pacific Ring of Fire is expanding
  • The African plate is being pushed together
  • The Red Sea is shrinking
  • What type of volcanism is common in areas of extensional deformation?

  • Strombolian
  • Andesitic
  • Basaltic and rhyolitic (correct)
  • Phreatomagmatic
  • What is the name of the region in the western U.S. where extensional deformation and volcanism are occurring?

  • East African Rift Valley
  • Pacific Ring of Fire
  • Basin and Range Province (correct)
  • Rio Grande Rift
  • What is the name of the zone around the Pacific Ocean where many active and dangerous volcanoes are located?

    <p>The Ring of Fire</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the process by which the crust is being stretched and eventually rifted apart in the East African Rift Valley?

    <p>Extensional deformation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of fault is produced by extensional deformation?

    <p>Normal fault</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the name of the process by which the underlying mantle rises from below and melts to produce magmas?

    <p>Upwelling</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the name of the region where the African plate is being split?

    <p>East African Rift Valley</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of eruptions are common in Iceland?

    <p>All of the above</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the type of volcanism that occurs in the Mid-Atlantic Ridge?

    <p>Basaltic</p> Signup and view all the answers

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