Volcano

Mauna Loa Volcano What volcano is referred to as the largest of the world? What is one of the most active volcanoes in the world? Thats right the Mauna Loa. The Mauna Loa rises 13,680 feet above sea level and in meters it is 4169.664 above sea level. The location of the Mauna Loa is on The Big Island, in Hawaii. It’s geographical coordinates are 19.4721 degrees north and 155.592 degrees west. The Mauna Loa volcanic activity started 700,000 to 1,000,000 years ago, around when it first…

visit the National Park every year, they had to be sure that it wouldn’t explode soon to ensure people’s safety. Geologists have found that the ground around where the volcano is, is now swelling. The swelling indicates that the underlying magma chamber is refilling once again. But people have other questions, how was this volcano formed? Usually volcanoes are formed between two tectonic plates but Yellowstone is unusual because it lies right in the middle of the North American plate.…

world is cooling by a large amount. All of the land around Yellowstone National Park disappeared because of the eruption that took place because of the magma chamber underneath Yellowstone. Yellowstone’s volcano will be an issue in the future of the United State. The questions are when will the volcano erupt and how can we be warned beforehand and what is going to happen to us after the eruption? Yellowstone has erupted three major times from 2.1 million years ago to 640 thousand years ago.…

destroy property. One example of a volcano is Mount Saint Helens. “A volcano is an opening in Earth’s crust through which ash, gases, and molten rock from below ground erupt onto Earth’s surface or into the atmosphere” (Kobasa). Volcanic eruptions result from magma (molten rock below the ground). Magma usually forms 30-120 miles beneath Earth’s surface. It rises because it is less dense than the surrounding rock. Rising magma can collect below or inside a volcano in a region called a…

“Dante’s Peak” demonstrates the volcano as its star, stealing the spotlight from the obstinate grannies, and the romantic relationship between the heroic volcanologist and the town mayor. The film starts by introducing the terror of how destructive, volcanoes can be. There are two main activities that are associated with this eruption, the bombs, and the ash fall. The introduction, transitions to Dante’s Peak, which is a Composite volcano (Stratovolcano). Dante’s Peak starts indicating signs…

in recorded history. This eruption occurred on April 5th, 1815. It was Mt. Tambora, Sumbawa Island, Indonesia (Evans, 2002, p. 1). Volcanos are very tragic natural disasters, and they can cause tons of damage to nearby places. Everyone should make sure that they know how to stay safe during, before, and after the volcano. To begin, many events occur before a volcano erupts. Earthquakes lead up to an eruption, the key reason they occur is magma on the move. Also, skies tend to get gray or…

at least one volcano erupts and damages many things around them, but how do volcanoes effect the people and their environment? There are many different types of volcanoes such as the cinder cone volcano, shield volcano and many more but what they all have in common is that they effect the environment and the people living in it. How do volcanoes affect people and environments? There are different ways volcanoes can affect the people and the environment. It could be an active volcano, volcanic…

the largest catastrophic eruption in history. So, there is a need to keep close observation of the sight by the Italian government and scientist in their employ. They do this by taking examples of the gas produced in the 2000 ft. wide crater of the volcano called a fumarole, if there are significant changes it would be a possible indication of a new eruption. Pumice from the ruins of Pompeii is evidence of the power of Vesuvius. The lightness of weight is caused by volcanic gasses. Pumice is the…

examples, we can determine a multitude of information that can help mankind better understand the world around them. A famous volcano located in Italy (38.789 N,15.213 E), Stromboli is perfect example of a stratovolcano that is in a constant state of explosive eruption…

reaction What Causes a Volcano to Erupt A buildup of pressure and less dense magma on the bottom can cause an explosive eruption. An eruption from a volcano can also be because of an earthquake that shakes the volcano and makes it unstable. An explosive eruption will cause rocks and ash to fall from the sky. An eruption can be caused from the cone of the volcano to fall in on itself making the lava come out of the volcano in a river like a stream. An earthquake can cause a volcano to erupt…