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    Lava Beds Research Paper

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    The national monument of Lava Beds, is a great place to have a field trip at. The national monument of Lava Beds in located near California. The monument itself has plenty of education within it, equal amount of tourism, and the safety of the park. This is why we should be able to have a field trip at the National Monument of Lava Beds. First off, the national monument of Lava Beds does not get a lot of tourism in the area. The monument itself, is not well known. According to the passage…

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    Pacific Ocean. Mount St. Helen's was created when the oceanic Jean de Fuca plate subducted beneath the North American Plate and has a long history of eruptive periods followed lengthy dormancies. Her volcanic activity was marked by thousands of years of lava and pyroclastic flows only to fall silent and then reawaken to begin her destructive cycle again. In the 1800's, Louwala-Clough fell silent, all signs of volcanic activity blanketed beneath her snow capped peak for over one hundred years…

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    Lava Lamp Research Paper

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    First you need to collect all the things you need for the lava lamp. You’ll need something to do it in, such as: a clear vase, a water bottle, a large clear cup, a clear soda bottle, or something along those lines. You’ll also need water, vegetable oil, food coloring, and at least 2-3 alka-seltzers. For the best results with fake lava lamps use 4 parts vegetable oil and 1 part water. The container for the lava lamp should be mostly vegetable oil with some water. You can also add glitter for more…

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    The volcanic eruption is one of the most common natural disasters around the world along history. The volcanic eruption is highly dangerous while costing many loss of lives and financial costs. Many volcanic eruptions seem so similar yet different; there are different levels of damages. There are two similar volcanic eruptions in history, which were both similar but different: the Mt. Pelee eruption in 1902 and Mt. St. Helens eruption in 1980. And through comparing the two eruptions, the…

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    subsequent eruption more violent. The big eruption in 79 A.D had a huge impact on the vegetation in the surrounding areas. The entire region was left covered in three meters of ash turning it into a desert wasteland. Any plants that came in contact with the lava died. The harmful greenhouse gas was also one of the many dangerous toxins that came from the eruption. Mount Vesuvius is today a huge tourist attraction. On June, 1995 Mount Vesuvius surrounding area became an official National Park.…

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    Lava Beds Persuasive Memo

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    Dear Dr. Smurfts Randolph, What better way to spend spring break than to visit the Lava Beds in California and Oregon! Your fellow staff and students have been wondering if it would be a good idea if we could take all 8th grade students to visit the Lava Beds National Monument located near the California and Oregon state border. Some people call the Lava Beds Monument California’s ”best kept secret.” This field trip would benefit the students in their educational endeavours. The students…

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    Mount Tahoma is the highest mountain of the Cascade Range of the Pacific Northwest, and the highest mountain in the state of Washington. It is a large active stratovolcano located 54 miles (87 km) south-southeast of Seattle .It is the most topographically prominent mountain in the contiguous United States and the Cascade Volcanic Arc, with a summit elevation of 14,411 ft. The most recent recorded volcanic eruption was between 1820 and 1854, but many eyewitnesses reported eruptive activity in…

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    To the southeast, the Poas, Barva, Irazu and many other volcanoes form the Central Mountain's most spectacular landforms, while the higher Talamanca Mountains front its southern border with Panama. On May 27, 2010 the Pacaya volcano started erupting lava and rocks, covering Guatemala City with black…

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    Mount St. Helens Essay

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    Mount St. Helens is a volcanic stratovolcano still actively located in the Cascade Range in Western North America in the state of Washington. It was formed by a subduction plate boundary also located on the Juan de Fuca plate. The Cascade range is one of the most famous mountain ranges, and has one of the most active volcanos located in Western North America. Other areas or famous landmarks surrounding Mount St. Helens are the South Fork Toutle River, North Fork Toutle River, Castel lake,…

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    5,000 people had been evacuated from surrounding areas. On June 5th, more evacuations began to take place with a level 3 alert issued, meaning a possibility of a major eruption. By June 9th, a level 5 alert had been issued with the extrusion of a lava dome. This meant that there was an eruption in progress. 25,000 people were evacuated in an area of 20 km from the mountain. At the time of the eruption, 58,000 people had been evacuated from an area of 30 km from the…

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