Shield volcano

Ecological succession is the process in which ecosystems develop and change over time. The habitats are constantly changing, and will never stay the same. There are two main types of succession, primary and secondary. Primary succession is one of the two types of biological and ecological succession. It is the establishment and development of an ecosystem that was lacking any inhabitants beforehand. Example would include melting glaciers, volcanic eruptions, or landslides. Secondary…

President Woodrow Wilson signed a bill into law creating the thirteenth national park on August 1, 1916. Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park, located on the Island of Hawai’i, 96 miles from Kailua-Kona and 30 miles from Hilo, two of the world’s most active volcanoes, Kilauea and Mauna Loa. The park is home to sixteen species of mammals, seventy seven species of birds, eleven different reptiles, four kinds of fish and 1,211 vascular plants; of those,twenty three vascular plants and six to fifteen…

Teesdale is revered as one of the most beautiful and spectacular areas in England. Its peaceful, unspoilt landscape is richly endowed with natural beauty and provides an incredible feeling of solitude and tranquillity. In 1988 the whole of Upper Teesdale was included in the designation for the North Pennines Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB). It stretches across 772 square miles (2000km²) and takes in parts of County Durham, Cumbria and Northumbria. The area is well-known for its…

Question: Describe in detail the three theories that were the predecessors to plate tectonic theory. Provide evidence of how features of the surface support the current, theory of plate tectonics describing the ways the tectonic plates interact and the result of their interactions. The Continental Drift Theory The Continental Drift can help the surface support the current by plowing through ocean basins. It also did not include seafloor spreading or subduction. So, that did not cause an…

The plate tectonic theory was developed in the 1960’s and it is extremely important to have a fond understanding of as it is an explanation of the amazing scientific feats that have happened and are still happening in our world today. For example, it explains why the land we stand on is in its place, how volcanoes, tsunamis and mountains are formed and many more scientific phenomenon. This theory is that the outer shell of Earth is separated into multiple plates, which are floating on the mantle…

At about 9.30 on August 21, 1986, rumbling sounds lasting 15-20 seconds brought people out of their Cameroon homes in the small village of Nios. Not minutes after, a lethal gas cloud pooled out of nearby Lake Nyos and spread over the town. People reported smelling an odor like rotten eggs or gunpowder, felt a warm feeling, and quickly lost consciousness. Survivors, who woke 6-36 hours, felt disoriented and weak, and found that their friends and family were all dead. About a day later began the…

india to record data, Fortunately, samples from both the bottom and top of this volcanic layer contained zircon, allowing the team to pinpoint the timing of the beginning and end of the Deccan Traps eruptions. During the time of the volcanos erupting, over 10,000 volcanos erupted and because of all of this the volcanic dust blocked the sun and because of the sunlight being blocked then had the earth get less oxygen than having the dinosaurs then suffocate because the volcanic dust lowered the…

different from now is the Andean Volcanic Belt. This group of volcanoes are located near the western coast of South America, near the Andes mountains. From the Volcano Map, it can be seen that there is a large array of volcanos in certain spots of western South America. I believe that this particular formation will continue to form more and more volcanos as time goes by. This would most likely happen because of the subduction boundary going on (South American plate is continental, Nazca Plate is…

The above diagram illustrates the volcanic activity on Venus, it indicates how activity this planet has been and still is. There is no evidence of plate tectonics on Venus along with no long linear volcano chains. There are also no clear subduction zones. Rifts are very common on Venus and they look much like the mid-ocean ridges on Earth. Volcanoes on Venus are much more regional and less organized then here on Earth. Volcanoes on Venus seem to have simple and fewer eruptive styles than the…

African and Eurasian plate. It was formed because the African plate subducted under the Eurasian plate. It has explosive types of eruptions from its 3 summit crater and the lava is pahoehoe. Mt. Etna has the longest recorded eruption history of any volcano. Its most destructive and violent eruption happened in 1669, when the lava decimated 14 towns and villages, leaving 27,000 people homeless. In 1669, it was distinct that Mt. Etna was progressing to erupt. It had…