Volcanoes Of the many natural forces which have defined the Western United States and Canada‚ volcanoes are among the most dramatic. Five of these natural wonders find their homes in National Parks‚ ranging from Hawaii to British Columbia. Their eruptions occur on mountains on the Ring of Fire‚ when one portion of the earth’s crust slides beneath another‚ and melts under high heat and pressure. Magma erupts from beneath the surface and cause lakebeds‚ mountain peaks and huge boulders.
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the caldera‚ a large volcanic crater‚ are so big‚ in the case of Yellowstone it is over 40 miles across‚ so people do not recognize it as a volcano. Super volcanos occur when magma in the mantle rises into the crust from a hotspot but is unable to break through the crust‚ due to this pressure builds in a large and growing magma pool until the crust is unable to contain the pressure‚ this is what will and is happening at the Yellowstone caldera. These can also be formed at convergent plate boundaries
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on the planet‚” says geologist Daniel Dzurisin. Yellowstone is easily one of the biggest volcanoes in the world‚ and one of the few super volcanoes on continental crust. The extreme ways of this volcano‚ is what makes it unique. Because of its tectonic setting‚ there are many hazards involved‚ as well as potential for damage. The history of this volcano explains that‚ and other super volcanoes help explain what could potentially happen when Yellowstone finally does erupt. Tectonic Setting:
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Liceul Teoretic “Bolyai Farkas” LUCRARE DE ATESTAT LA LIMBA ENGLEZĂ Parcul Naţional Yellowstone Prof.coordinator: Absolvent: Kádár Adrienne Koncz Krisztina XII.A Tg-Mureş 2013 “Bolyai Farkas” High School Yellowstone National Park Guiding teacher: Student: Kádár Adrienne Koncz Krisztina
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is believed that Native Americans inhabited the lands of what is now Yellowstone National Park for more than 11‚000 years‚ until approximately 200 years ago‚ when European settlers began to drive many of them from their homelands. In 1872 Yellowstone was declared the world’s first national park as a way to preserve and protect the land for the “benefit and enjoyment of future generations.” (National Park Service) Yellowstone National Park covers a vast area in the Northwestern United States.
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Informative Speech Final Outline Topic: Yellowstone National Park General Purpose: To give information concerning Yellowstone National Park Specific Purpose: To inform an audience about the history and facts of Yellowstone National Park Thesis Sentence: Yellowstone National Park is America’s oldest and eighth largest national park. INTRODUCTION Yellowstone National Park is located primarily in the northwestern region of the state of Wyoming. The outskirts of the park extend to
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Could the eruption of the Yellowstone National Park super-volcano cause a mass extinction? The Yellowstone volcano is known to many as the most dangerous volcano is America. Right now‚ the ground underneath Yellowstone National Park is rising at an alarming rate. In fact‚ it is rising at the rate of about three inches per year.‚ which is practically unheard of. The reason why this is such a concern is because underneath the park sits the Yellowstone supervolcano‚ the largest volcano in North
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Yellowstone National Park has 3‚470 square miles of the Rocky Mountains in northwest Wyoming. It was the World’s first national park created in 1872‚ and is both the second largest in the USA outside Alaska and the fifth most visited. It would be even more popular because of its remote location and limited visitor season. The northerly location and high elevation (mostly over 7‚500 feet) the park is fully open for only seven months a year though is still partially accessible at other times for snow-based
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Super volcanoes We are now in year 2016‚ and I believe that almost all people in the United State remember the disaster film called “2012”. The catastrophe included great eruptions of super volcanoes in America‚ such as Yellowstone. There are a lot of scientists doing researches of super volcanoes‚ and trying to predict when will the super volcanoes erupt again. Today I would like to introduce some knowledge of super volcanoes‚ and the reason why people do not need to worry about hazards of eruptions
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Yellowstone National Park Yellowstone National Park is the world’s first national park founded in 1872. It is located in the state of Wyoming and extends into Montana and Idaho. Amazingly‚ this park is big enough to be its own state. It measures over 2 million acres in size‚ making this park larger than both Rhode Island and Delaware combined. Yellowstone is not your ordinary park‚ and its benefits to humanity are truly significant. With millions of visitors each year‚ Yellowstone is an
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