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Q: Why are there pumice and basalt rocks in yucca mountain?
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What kind of volcanic rock can you find in the yucca mountain area?

pumic and basalt, mostly


Where is the Yucca mountain located?

Yucca Mountain is located in Nevada, USA. It is a proposed storage site for high-level nuclear waste.


What is Yucca mountain is?

Yucca Mountain is a mountain that is located in Nevada, near the border of California. A volcano within the mountain has not erupted in over 80,000 years.


How will waste be stored at yucca mountain?

no


What testing was done at yucca mountain?

There was no testing done at Yucca mountain; it is just a place where they plan on storing nuclear waste in order to dispose of it.


How do you get to yucca mountain?

Practice practice practice!


How much rain does yucca mountain receive a year?

The yucca mountain receives 65 inches of rain per year, which is 25% of rain per year.


How is Uranium transported to Yucca Mountain?

By truck, when it is cooled.


How big is yucca mountain?

Chocolate Mountain, rises to 6,707 feet (2,044 m).


That the risk of a volcanic explosion at yucca mountain is high or low?

The risk is essentially zero. The volcanic activity that formed Yucca Mountain ended about 12 million years ago.


Is the risk of a volcanic explosion at yucca mountain high or low?

The risk is essentially zero. The volcanic activity that formed Yucca Mountain ended about 12 million years ago.


Is Yucca Mountain an extinct volcano?

according to my calculations YES