and red. From these colors, the painting has created imaginary of a volcano that's in the middle of the centerpiece. The figure of the volcano takes up the most of the painting with its colors being gray on its upper half and brown in the lower half. At its top has a yellow and orange flame and a gray smoke rising through the air. Next is the
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Evidence which supports the statement Volcanic events are typically events which occur as a direct result of a volcano, where debris and molten rock are both extruded and intruded during an eruption. The plate tectonic theory was developed by Alfred Wegener in 1912, however initially his theory of how the plates all ‘fit together’ was ignored as there was simply not enough evidence. After technology had significantly advanced later in the 20th Century, the theory was developed further by several
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Hawaii is a island that is located in the North Pacific ocean. The weather in Hawaii Is usually warm, but it rains sometimes. The capital city in Hawaii is Honolulu. There are eight different islands in Hawaii. The highest point in Hawaii is Mauna Kea. The state fish is the reef triggerfish. The state flower is the yellow hibiscus. In the 300-500 AD the polynesians from the south Pacific of the Marquesas Islands, found the Hawaiian islands, they had to double hull voyaging canoes. The first heiua
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1. (6 points) Discuss Wegener’s evidence discussed in class regarding continental drift. Mention and briefly describe in detail three lines of evidence upon which he based his conclusion that continents had changed their latitude and longitude positions over time. Alfred Wegener figured out that the continents were one big land mass long before many others started to look into this. At first no one wanted to believe him, but later, after his death, other scientists started to agree with him. Wegener
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eruption of Mt St. Helens is a disastrous and catastrophic event that shook the Earth everywhere. “The 1980 Mt Saint. Helens eruption will go down infamously as one of the Nation’s worst natural disasters to ever occur. ”This volcano killed 57 people in its 1980 eruption. The volcano is a stratovolcano, what is plate tectonics, how was it formed and relation with plate tectonics, finally it’s eruption in the 1980s. Also, how to prepare and be safe of a volcanic eruption. Mt St. Helens is a stratovolcano
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beautiful natural and man-made resources. Mayon Volcano, Taal Volcano, Mt. Apo, and Chocolate Hills are examples of natural resources. * The Mayon Volcano is know as the “perfect cone” and was declared as a National Park and a protected landscape. It is located at Albay. * The Taal Volcano forms an island in the center of the lake called Taal Lake. It represents one of the picturesque and attractive views in the Philippines. You can view Taal Volcano at Tagaytay Ridge. * The Mt. Apo is the
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population lives on Etna’s slopes. Etna is just above the city Catania. Ben: It has been know to have violent eruptions and voluminous lava flow! Anton: Mt. Etna has the longest written record of eruptions than any other volcano. It is a subduction volcano, so this type of volcano is very gassy, that is 1 reason of why Mt. Etna is active and powerful. Tyler: In 1669, 1500 people were killed, being one of the most deadly eruptions. Ben: A new southeast crater on mount etna had a Paroxysm, on October
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a lot of marine creatures. The reef was declared a national marine park by the then-President Cory Aquino in 1988. It is open for divers from around the world from March to June of every year. Mayon Volcano Located in Legaspi City, this is one of the most active (if not the most active) volcano in the country. It is known for its near-perfect cone and is also the mountaineers’ favorite because of the challenge of
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cause many changes in the climate. As a volcano erupts it can immediately changes the atmosphere around it and can even affect it long-term. Eruptions influence weather patterns by causing a series of hazardous weather conditions that can change the climate. For many years scientists have observed the many changes made to the atmosphere after the eruption of a volcano. Volcanoes bring on a major climate change to the the areas around them. When a volcano erupts it causes a series of dark, thick
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world’s only drive-in volcano’.” They call it this because the volcano produces 250,000 - 650,000 cubic yards of lava per day which makes a 20 mile long with a 20 mile long road, which is also by the natural environment. “....Sight seeing, hiking, climbing, camping or perhaps as an adventure trip involving more extreme activities such as mountaineering, volcano boarding, volcano surfing or taking a hot air balloon over volcanic landforms”(Volcano Tourism). For example, volcano boarding is an activity
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