Volcano

Volcano Web

In this lesson you will use the Internet to research information on volcanoes and then write a report on your results.

Introduction

A volcano is a location where magma,or hot melted rock from within a plant, reaches the surface. it may happen violently, in a massive supersonic explosion, or more quietly, as a sticky, slow lava flow .

Volcanos have been part of the earth's history long before humen being, a few million years in the making, to that of the earth, over four billion years in the making .

Volcano Terminology

How many of these do you know The study of volcanoes, or Volcanology ,includes many odd terms,

Volcanic places in the USA

Listed below are two places in the United States that are considered "active" volcanic areas.

Mount St Helens

On May 18, 1980, after a long peroid of rest, this quiet mountain in Washington provided detailed observations on the mechanics of highly explosive eruptions.

Long Valley

Volcanic Places on Mars

Research Project

Your mission is to find information and report on a volcano, other than the ones listed above, that has erupted in the last 100 years. Your reports include:
  1. Type of volcano
  2. Geographic location
  3. Name, distance, and population of the nearest major city
  4. Dates of most recent and most destructive eruptions.
  5. Other events associated with recent eruptions ( earthquakes, floods, mudslides, etc)

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