measures the amount of energy that comes from an earthquake. Earthquakes with a low magnitude release little energy and do little damage. Earthquakes can’t be predicted to any degree, it’s been tested several times, and it just never worked. 5) A volcano is a mountain that opens downward to a pool of molten rock below the surface of the earth. Eruptions occur from pressure being built up. Volcanoes are formed when hardened lava turns into solid rock, built up over time the rock forms into a mountain
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water. The ph can determine if its activated or not. The second one is the hot water. Magma under the water can make the magma hot and make it boil.The third clues trees have died. The volcano can make plants and even animals die out.The fourth clue is that the volcano erupted in 2001. That can indicate a volcano eruption can come in the future. The role of technology with volcanic activity is huge. Technology can determine a lot of things. In the movie, they used a lot of technology. The
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powering all of those hot springs and geysers? There is a giant volcano, otherwise known as a supervolcano, under the surface of Yellowstone. This blog will cover what makes the supervolcano power the hot springs and geysers and what environmental effects the supervolcano will have if it goes off. The hot springs and geysers of Yellowstone are all powered by a supervolano under the surface. Scientist have discovered that the volcano goes 600 miles deep, but are predicting that it could go all the
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the still active volcano is going to erupt. Other islands like Oahu has a inactive volcano. Mauna Loa is one of the active volcano in the Big Island. There are many differences and similarities between Oahu and the Big Island. One of the obvious difference, is that the Big Island is three times or four times bigger than Oahu, however the Big Island is actually two times bigger than all of the islands combined. Another obvious difference is that the Big Island has a volcano called Mauna Kea,
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Islands)? A) offset B) hot spot C) volcanic island arc 2) When magma rises from inside the Earth through the lithosphere to the surface thanks to a hot spot, what will form when the lava would build up? A) volcanic island B) ocean floor C) undersea volcano 3) A volcanic island may eventually form when ___________. A) New oceanic lithosphere is placed over the hot spot as the oceanic plate moves. B) The amount of cooled lava on the ocean floor would build up over time and reach the surface. C) A strong
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Obsidian is a naturally occurring dark, volcanic glass with a smooth glossy appearance. It is formed when felsic lava, which is extruded from a volcano cools rapidly, with minimal crystal growth. Obsidian has a high silica content and a low water content (typically lower than 1%), as by the time the magma reaches the surface, the majority of the water contained within it has evaporated as steam. When exposed to groundwater, obsidian becomes increasingly hydrated, finally forming perlite. Obsidian
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Caribbean Island of Martinique, Mt Pelèe is named after the Hawaiian Goddess of fire, Pele. This volcano is 4,583 feet above sea level and can be noticed in an observatory controlled by the French. Mount Pelèe has not been active since the 1929-1932 eruption; although that eruption was much less mild than the eruption of 1902. Mount Pelèe is a diverse type of volcano called a stratovolcano (composite volcano). Stratovolcanoes are usually half lava and half pyroclastic material. They are made up of many
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Geography 101, Section#3596/ Spring 2012 3 May 2012 Mount Shasta Volcano/ Virtual Field Trip Assignment Mount Shasta Volcano Virtual Field Trip For my field trip I really wanted the opportunity to travel somewhere I usually wouldn’t have the time or opportunity to travel to, so I decided to take a virtual field trip to Mount Shasta. This is also a place my mom tells me about from time to time because she took me here when I was very little, and after enough descriptions
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Yellowstone could be growing larger as flowing molten rock builds up below the ground. In a period of 10 years, the volcano has risen 5 inches, not a significantly detectable difference, but it may have split the ground in the Norris Geyser Bassin that could reawaken some of the geysers, like the Steamboat. In spite of this newly found information, scientists do not speculate the volcano erupting any time soon, but with time, it will end with a super natural disaster, destroying everything in its path When
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effort. The secondary effects of the earthquake like the gas leaks and fires killed 3000 people and many businesses were lost in the port. The Kobe earthquake shows that sometimes the wealthier countries can be just as badly affected. The Icelandic volcano, Ejajjallajokall, affected many people around the world, both wealthy and poor. The airspace above much of Europe was closed meaning that a lot of trade with European countries had to be cancelled. In Kenya and Zimbabwe there were mounds of rotting
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