Volcano

Prose Comparison - European Baccalaureate 2016 Both prose pieces revolve around a common event: the eruption of the volcano Vesuvius in Pompeii. On the one hand, Passage b) recalls the eruption from the present time - an article published in The Guardian - whereas Passage a) narrates the incident in real time - an extract from the novel Naples ‘44. However, these two pieces of prose do not appear to concern themselves with the same eruption. Passage a) relates to the eruption during the Roman…

The northern coast of Sumbawa Indonesia that in April 1815 exploded in the largest eruption in recorded history. It is now 2,851meters (9,354 feet) high, having lost much of its top in the 1815 eruption. The volcano remains active; smaller eruptions took place in 1880 and 1967, and episodes of increased seismic activity occurred in 2011, 2012, and 2013. Tambora’s catastrophic eruption began on April 5, 1815,. A shattering blast blew the mountains apart on the evening of April 10. The blast…

This unit is designed to suit the learning needs of a fifth-grade integrated classroom. The theme I chose for this unit is "Volcano" and I chose this theme because, in science, the students are currently studying natural disasters with a focus on volcanoes. In English Language Arts, the students are currently working on comparing and contrasting, and as a result, this theme was designed to provide opportunities for students to build on that skill. The theme allows for students to use a plethora…

Essay Volcanos, what are they? How would you know when one could happen near you? The first question to ask is how many active volcanos are there? The next question would be what happens when a volcano erupts? The last statement would be volcanos in Hawaii. How many active volcanos are there? “The answer to this commonly asked question is up to the word active” (Simkin 58). About 20 volcanos erupt every couple of seconds (Simkin 58). There are about 50 to 70 active volcanos that…

Would people recognize the difference between “active volcano” and “Holocene volcano?” Well there is no difference, people just use the term “active” wrong. Scientist say that, “...it is misleading to restrict “active volcano” to recorded human memories: we prefer to add another identifying word (“historically active” or “Holocene volcano”).” People are probably confused on what these terms actually mean because no one would see the difference or wouldn’t care. Volcanoes are very old, they…

be able to do is brace ourselves and hope for the best. What if one day we woke up and had to prepare for a volcanic eruption? Not just an eruption, but a super volcanic eruption. There is a super volcano here in the U.S. and is alive and well that lies beneath Yellowstone National Park. This super volcano has the capacity of sending our nation back to the stone age and there is not much we can do about it, except hope and pray that we never experience the aftermath of a…

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…

the active volcano created a great deal of devastation and depressions; known as the Devastated Area. The devastation caused has an area of three square miles. Volcanoes are common at Lassen. In fact, Lassen is home to all four types of volcanoes, which are shield, cinder cone, plug dome, and composite. One of their shield volcanoes is Mount Harkness and it is circular and broad. It began to form from consecutive floods of liquid lava that traveled great lengths. The cinder cone volcano…

12/6/17 Toba, the Deadliest Volcano Eruption Around 74,000 years ago during the Quaternary period, the supervolcano known as, Toba, erupted in Northern Sumatra, Indonesia. Toba is thought to be one of the largest known eruptions the Earth has ever seen. And certainly the largest to erupt during the Quaternary period. Out of the three periods that make up the Cenozoic Era, the Quaternary period is the current and most recent of the three. The eruption of the Toba volcano did not just happen…

The Mount Vesuvius Volcano has erupted many times. Since AD 79, the volcano has also erupted repeatedly, in 172, 203, 222, 303, 379, 472, 512, 536, 685, 787, around 860, around 900, 968, 991, 999, 1006, 1037, 1049, around 1073, 1139, 1150, and there may have been eruptions in 1270, 1347, and 1500. The volcano erupted again in 1631, six times in the 18th century (especially in 1779 and 1794), eight times in the 19th century (notably in 1872), and in 1906, 1929 and 1944. In this assignment I am…