Volcano Web
Introduction
Volcano Terminology
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 largets known volcano in the solar system, Olympus Mons
Research Project
References
In this lesson you will use the Internet to research information on volcanoes and then write a report on your results.
A volcano is a location where magma, or hot melted rock from within a planet, reaches the surface. It may happen violently, in a massive supersonic explosion, or more quietly, as a sticky, slow lava flow. How many of these do you know?
- caldera
- vesicularity
- pahoehoe
- rheology
- lahar
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 must include:
- Type of volcano
- Geographic location
- Name, distance, and population of nearest major city
- Dates of most recent and most destructive eruptions.
- Other events associated with the recent eruptions (earthquakes, floods, mudslides, etc)
Then, write a one page description on the major hazards to humans in the vicinity of this volcano. Speculate on what you would do if you were in charge of minimizing the risk to the population.