Magma

Have you ever visited Yellowstone National Park and wondered how on earth Old Faithful functions? Or how any geyser functions for that matter? Geysers are mysterious landforms that have the ability to project large amounts of water and steam into the air. One of the most visited geysers is Old Faithful in Yellowstone National Park. Old Faithful is an intricate geyser that erupts at unique times. Throughout this paper, you will learn about how geysers work, learn facts about Old Faithful and it’s…

A VOLCANO TRAGEDY January 15 , 2004 was the tragic day that a volcano had erupted. It all happened so fast like in a blink of an eye everything was so dark and magma was gushing out like a gusher candy. We realized that we where in the ring of fire , after the tragedy had passed. Before all that happened me and my family decided to head for safety in a gym where thousands of people were panicking trying to find out…

Underground Unidentified Flying Object bases, really around 4km2 of space under the ground, not realistic. Sound Waves, it is believable having a sound that is tested as a weapon and having the same side affects of each other. And lastly, moving magma under the earth’s crust. In my opinion this is the most believable conspiracy. Like I said in the paragraph before this one, there is a lot of volcanoes around in this area, so this is the most sensible conspiracy in my opinion. In conclusion,…

Taupo Volcanic Zone The Taupo Volcanic Zone is a highly active volcanic region situated in the central part of the North Island in New Zealand. The Taupo Volcanic Zone (TVZ) stretches from Ohakune in the south of the Bay of Plenty to White Island in the north. It is estimated that the Earth’s crust below the Taupo Volcanic Zone may possibly be as small as 16 kilometers think and currently moves approximately 8mm per year. The TVZ is named after Lake Taupo, the caldera of the formaly largest…

surface through which molten rock, gases, and ash erupt. The word also refers to the form or structure, usually conical, produced by accumulations of erupted material. Volcanoes are formed near weak spots on the Earth’s crust and where magma has been stored below. Magma is created when tectonic plates come together at a subduction boundary, one plate…

12 cubic miles of magma. The Mount Mazama volcano has been recorded as one of the largest volcano eruption that has taken place in the last 10,000 years. The Mount Mazama volcano was one of the major volcanoes at the Cascade Range. The range of Mount Mazama’s summit was roughly between 11,000 and 12,000 prior to its climatic eruption. The climatic eruption took place in two stages. The first stage took place at a solitary vent that caused a Plinian eruption. There was so much magma that erupted…

dips below freezing. And just as there is liquid under the layer of ice, there is still liquid magma flowing under the crust. As this happened, a cycle of events began to be put into place that causes changes in the rocks that exist on the earth. This cycle is known as the rock cycle. The rock cycle is a model used to describe the creation, alteration, and destruction of the rocks that form from magma. It is important to note that new matter is never created on the earth. All the matter that…

Wonder Inquiry Assignment A volcano could shoot out magma or lie dormant for its whole life. The topic that I investigated was volcanoes. I remember watching a video about volcanoes in my middle school science class, and at that moment I wanted to become a Volcanologist. That dream was short lived because I knew nothing about volcanoes, and I was not sure how I would go to school to become a Volcanologist. Since then, I have always been curious about volcanoes and one day, I would love to see a…

floating on the mantle, the Earth’s liquid inner layer made of semi-molten rock which we call magma. The magma is hot and the temperature causes great pressure onto the outer layer of Earth. The force that causes the plates to move is called convection, a process in which hot magma rises toward the surface of the plates and as it cools, spreads and new magma from the bottom, rises to the surface as the cooling magma descends, “Just like a pot boiling on a stove” (Van der Elst). Convection is the…

along time.” Also “ The countdown for an eruption begins when there is evidence of magma moving into the crust.” The contradiction has good evidence as well as the last. That the super volcano in not near eruption. Old Faithful could be connected to the super volcano along with the other geysers. Geysers formation relies on magma. When water from the surface goes down underground and comes into contact with magma it heats the water quickly. It creates steam and boiled water that is sent back…