Volcano Web

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

Introduction

A volcano is a location where magma, or hot melted rock from within a planet, reaches the surface. It may happy violently, in a massive supersonic euplastic explained, or more quietly, as a sticky slow lava flow

Volcanoes have been a part of earth's history long before humans. compare the history of human beings, a few million years in the making, to that of the Earth over four billion years in the making.

Volcano Terminology

The study of volcanoes, or Volcanology ,includes many odd terms.

The term nuée ardente, or "glowing cloud" was first used by La Croix (1904) in his description of the volcanic flows he observed in the 1904 eruption of Mt Pelée, a historically active volcano on the island of Martinique.

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 period of rest, this quiet mountain in Washington provided detailed observations on the mechanics of highly explosive eruptions.

Long Valley

Volcanic Places on Mars

Mars has its fair share of volcanic landforms, including the largest know volcano in the solar system, 0lympus Mons

Research Project

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