Lava Records

liquid lava that traveled great lengths. The cinder cone volcano resembles a large ant hill. It is composed of cinders, rock, and ash; they loosely pile…

The thought of standing directly above thousands of kilometers of rock and magma in motion is quite unsettling. But, the anxiety quickly fades because we realize there is nothing to fear in Iowa when it comes to volcanos. 1630 B.C. Santorini, Greece, however, is a completely different story. Not only was the Santorini eruption one of the biggest in Earth’s history, but it quite literally changed the face of the earth and created the infamous myth of Atlantis. Santorini is volcanic small island…

1815 explosion. Following its initial upsurge, which produced ash and thunder-like sounds that could be heard up to 850 miles away, a larger explosion took place on April 10 and 11, 1815. This eruption produced three columns of fire that historical records describe as "rising to a great height." The volcano's eruption was so powerful; it left a massive indentation, known as a caldera, in the center of the mountain, a remnant that remains in July 2011. Effects Mount Tambora's historic eruption in…

shoe. Volcanoes can have different way of how the lava runs. Dr. shows comparing to honey and peanut butter with how the lava can run down the volcano. The lava builds us over the side of the mountain. The doctor also explains that the lava can be very thick that it hold pressure. The pressure being gas, it gets trap and eventually it just blows. The pressure is so much, it has to release. Being unpredictable, it is very dangerous. When the lava is released, it can flow up to 100 mph and…

As you’re reading this, 20-25 volcanoes are erupting, spreading it’s volcanic ash everywhere. Is this good for our environment? How do volcanoes affect people and our environment? Though, volcanic eruptions do spread volcanic ash which is good for plants. Those deposits are filled with minerals, but unfortunately do not become immediately available to the plants. Where the volcano is located, it can sometimes take up to about a thousand years for the ash and rocks forms a rich, good soil. But,…

Shield volcanoes are formed by many different lava flows that layer over time. Mount Kilauea is a well-known shield volcano in Hawaii. Before it erupts, it is known to inflate as magma pushes upward from its magma chamber. Seismic activity usually precludes Kilauea’s eruptions by about 24 hours. Their eruptions consist mostly of lava flowing out of the summit or through lava tubes in what is known as a flank eruption. The lava that flows from these volcanoes is highly basaltic in nature. Because…

Help!The floor is lava! Being a kid did you ever imagine that the floor was hot, bubbly lava? Well did you ever realize that there is a place on Earth where the floor is actually made of lava? Sounds amazing does it not, well we could visit it we just need your approval. This astounding vista is called Lava Beds National Monument and we should visit it for many reasons. Ok class here you can see the amazing Fern Cave. One reason that we should visit this great wonder is that it will help…

I bet while your reading these words, at least 20 volcanoes are erupting. That’s crazy! So how do volcanoes affect the environment? Well there are many ways actually, one way is that they create super rich soils after the molten lava rocks get weathered into a soil. Another way is how much they erupt, with this much erupting, they could create more mountains or volcanoes that take up space and destroy some of our places. Roughly, each year through the 90’s 60 Volcanoes erupt and there was about…

stated, “ On 23 January 1973 at around one in the morning, a volcanic eruption of the mountain Eldfell began on Heimaey. The ground on Heimaey started to quake and clefts began to form. The clefts grew to 1600 meters in length, and soon lava began to erupt. Lava sprayed into the air from fissures in the ground. Volcanic ash was blown out to sea. Later, the situation deteriorated. When the fissures…

“Twenty Things You Didn’t Know About Lava” that I found from the magazine Discover did a very nice job talking about lava and the variations of it. Although she’s not a full-blown geologist she did a nice job with information very close to that of what’s been inscribed into our text books and what’s been told to us in class. After reading the article I did some research on Gemma Tarlach to see what made her qualified to be able to write a paper about the lava and its different types, while still…