magma chamber. Eruptions of silica-rich magma form layers of ash and rock that eventually builds up a volcano to its cone shape. Eventually‚ the volcano explodes‚ just like Mt. Vesuvius did. (Watson 2011) When? – Mount Vesuvius is hundreds of thousands of years old and has erupted over 40 times‚ including at least three significantly larger ones that preceded the eruption in 79 A.D. The volcano has not erupted since after 1944‚ and none of the eruptions that succeeded the one in 79 A.D. were as
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wasn’t a name for volcano? Well thanks to the huge eruption in Pompeii a name was created‚Οὐεσούιος. This is because no one in their area was experiencing volcanic eruptions. Therefore‚ when the Volcano called Mt. Vesuvius was showing signs of eruption‚ the people didn’t know because no one was alive to see or be around for the last eruption of Mt. Vesuvius. Pompeii’s volcano Mt. Vesuvius showed many signs of eruption‚ but no one knew it was going to erupt. But the volcano was showing signs
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Lidenbrock‚ and their guide‚ Hans‚ traveling to the center of the earth through a volcano. Even though they never reached the center‚ they did discover several things. The story began when Professor Lidenbrock brought home an old manuscript. He and his nephew Axel discovered that the manuscript was written by a famous Icelandic alchemist during the 16th century. They find it says that if they enter a certain volcano near the end of June‚ they would be able to reach the center of the Earth. Axel
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…………………………… 1 II. Body …………………………… 2 a. Definition …………………………… 2 b. Kinds of volcano …………………………… 2 c. Types of eruption …………………………… 3 d. Risk …………………………… 4 e. Benefits …………………………… 11 a. Tourism …………………………… 11 b. Environment …………………………… 13 III. Conclusion …………………………… 15 IV. Bibliography …………………………… 17 Introduction The term volcano can either mean the vent from which magma erupts to the surface‚ or it can refer to the landform
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mountain in the world and one of the most active. It rises over 4 kilometers above sea level. Its coordinates are 19.4721 longatude and 155.5922 latitude. It is located in Hawaii. The 74.5 mile long volcano covers half of Hawaii. The massive volcano rises almost 2.5 miles above sea level. The volcano measures 56‚000 feet from its ocean floor base. One of the legends say that the goddess Pele was driven from her home by her sister. Every time Pele would thrust her digging stick into the Earth to
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gentle streams called lava flows or erupt violently into the air. Rocks ripped loose from the inside of the volcano or torn apart by the gas may be shot into the air with the lava. These rocks are blown out of a volcano and are called volcanic bombs. Along with these bombs dust‚ ash‚ lava and cinder are released into the air. Volcanic activity is classified by how often a volcano erupts. A volcano may be active‚ dormant‚ or extinct. Active volcanoes erupt constantly. Dormant volcanoes are inactive‚ but
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On a small island in Indonesia‚ the volcano named Tambora erupted with the most powerful eruption in recent history since the 1800s. Tambora had been dormant up to this point and had not erupted in five thousand years. The volcano’s horrible eruption‚ caused enormous amounts of destruction and its effects were noted around the world. It killed ninety thousand people around the world and it destroyed countless crops. The Europeans first found Tambora. They thought it was extinct. Tambora
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As a volcano becomes active‚ it gives off numerous warning signs that are picked up by volcanologists; hundreds of small earthquakes are caused as magma rises through cracks in the earth’s crust‚ temperatures rise as activity increases and the volcano will start to release gases. The techniques available for predicting and monitoring volcanic activity are becoming increasingly accurate‚ and many volcanoes are constantly being monitored‚ such as Mount Etna. Anyone sharing a region with a volcano should
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by volcanoes around the world (40 marks) A hazard is defined as something which has the potential to kill or cause harm. However a hazard is only a risk to people if they are exposed to it. This is when a hazard can cause disasters. For example‚ a volcano is only a hazard if the population comes in contact with the consequences of its activity. Hazards and their likeliness to become disasters can depend on many different factors‚ for example how developed a country exposed to the hazard is‚ the size
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her. Kailani and Kiwi then get into a car‚ and drive off to the first volcano located on their map. At first‚ she can’t find the volcano and she wonders to herself‚ “Are we going the wrong way Kiwi?” Kailani then stops the car‚ and looks again closely at her map. She then realizes her mistake! She located the most famous tourist attractions instead of the volcanos. Noticing her mistake‚ Kailani starts locating every volcano there is in Maui. Finally‚ she gets a list of names and locations. Now
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