Hawaiian Volcano Observatory

because it oozes from the sides of the volcano which in Latin its root word means to fall or ooze. There is a difference between magma and its close brother lava. Magma is liquid rock that is still inside the earth and has yet to come out. Lava on the other hand is magma that is no longer inside the earth. The most common type of liquid rock outside the earth is the lava variation is called basalt. There are two words that describe Basalt and they both come from Hawaiian descent which both…

have been many volcano eruption occurred in New Mexico. Through these eruption we can make a prediction of what will happen in the future. I look at the Figure V1 that shows the location, age, and composition of volcanoes and volcanic rocks in New Mexico. Figure V2 shows the histogram of ages for volcanic rocks in the Jemez Mountains. Figure E1 shows the important large-scale tectonic features. After looking at Figure VI and V2 i noticed there is relationship between varies Volcano locations in…

People have travelled across the entire globe searching for the city of Atlantis. They have dived into the deepest depths of the sea, and have climbed mountain ranges all in the pursuit of discovery. At least half a dozen expeditions are launched each year, and some explorers would swear they were successful. Professionals claim that the most likely location of Atlantis is a small island called Santorini which is off the coast of Greece. It would seem as though Plato described this exact place…

Obsidian can be found in countries where eruptions have occurred such as the United States, Turkey, Scotland, Peru, New Zealand, Mexico, Kenya, Japan, Italy, Iceland, Guatemala, El Salvador, Greece, Georgia, Chile, Canada, Azerbaijan, Armenia, and Argentina. Obsidian is volcanic lava that has cooled and is often referred to as volcanic glass. The name obsidian originated from a Roman named Obsius, a man who discovered a gemstone very similar in nature to obsidian. Its black, glassy, shiny and…

around. How do volcanoes affect people and the environment? Volcanoes spread ash, rock, and lava for miles once they erupt. The soil that becomes after volcanic explosions are often the richest soils on Earth. The land from what you can see around a volcano is a wonderful sight people say. There are many known volcanoes that erupt all the time and spread stuff everywhere. “We do not really have an accurate count of the world’s volcanoes, but there are at least a thousand identified magma…

Volcanoes are mountains that can erupt to spew molten rock everywhere. A volcano can be formed in different ways like hotspots or tectonic plates. The tectonic plates can form volcanoes by forming convergent or transform boundaries. A convergent boundary is when two tectonic plates collide into each other, forming mountains. The transform boundaries form mountains when they slide into one another. Hotspots are formed when the magma is forced up to the Earth's surface. Before Mount St. Helens…

Section 1: Plate tectonics is the the theory that the outer crust of the earth is cut up into a lot of pieces called plate tectonics. The plate tectonics move around in the mantle. The mantle is the rocky middle layer of our earth it lies right above the core. The plates are very much like a shel going around the earth. The evidence of plate tectonics began as simply circumstantial evidence one example is continental drift which is the theory that all the continents used to be one giant…

lucky for you, I did some research on the place and gathered some pretty interesting facts and theories about Pompeii. It is located in Italy's Campania Region, near the coast of the Bay of Naples. The city of Pompeii was completely demolished by a volcano by the name of “Mount Vesuvius” in 79 A.D. Therefore, it destroyed almost the entire city. But this gives the archaeologists a chance to look at what's left and draw conclusions about what the people of Pompeii lived like on the…

the first national park that is home to a super volcano. There is lots of wildlife like grizzly bears, wolves, elk, and herds of bison. These make Yellowstone a popular tourist attraction. If this supervolcano erupts it could destroy the wildlife and have a giant impact on the united states. Scientist more recently discovered a second magma chamber under the already huge volcano. This holds enough magma to fill the grand canyon 11 times! If the volcano erupted it would make over half of…

examples, we can determine a multitude of information that can help mankind better understand the world around them. A famous volcano located in Italy (38.789 N,15.213 E), Stromboli is perfect example of a stratovolcano that is in a constant state of explosive eruption…