All About Volcanoes and Volcanic Eruptions
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Learn more about volcanoes- interesting facts about these vents, and what to do before, during, and after volcanic eruptions. Spread awareness and be prepared.
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All About Volcanoes and Volcanic Eruptions
- 1. DENICE MILLEN CANILAO MAKATI SCIENCE HIGH SCHOOL VOLCANOES
- 3. Shield Volcanoes can be hundreds of miles across and many tens of thousands of feet high, have low slopes and consist almost entirely of frozen lavas EFFUSIVE ERUPTIONS they almost always have large craters at their summits the individual islands of Hawaii are simply large shield volcanoes
- 5. Composite Volcanoestypically measure tens of miles across and ten thousand or more feet in height Effusive and explosive eruptions they have moderately steep sides and sometimes have small craters in their summits they are called composite because they consist of layers of solid lava flows mixed with cinders (volcanic ash)
- 6. Mt. Nyiragongo, Democratic Republic of Congo
- 7. Cinder Cone Volcanoes small volcanoes, usually only about a mile across andup to about a thousand feet high Explosive eruptions consist almost entirely of loose, grainy cinders and almost no lava they have very steep sides and usually have a small crater on top
- 10. There are likely about 20 volcanoes erupting right now. ¾ of all eruptions happen underneath the ocean, and no geologist knows about THOSE at all
- 11. MT. PARICUTIN, MEXICO A VOLCANO BORN OVERNIGHT- LITERALLY (1943) Within hours, the ground started coughing up sulfur and ash.
- 12. The Maleo is a highly endangered species that relies on geothermal energy from volcanoes to incubate its eggs.
- 13. The farthest point from the center of the Earth: Mt Chimborazo in Ecuador
- 14. Ol Doinyo Lengai erupts “black lava.” Geologists often compare this lava to something you might find on another planet. IT is significantly cooler than ordinary lava —about 540 °C (1,000 °F).
- 17. What do we notice before an eruption? Volcanic quakes CRATER GLOW STEAMING ACTIVITY GROUND SWELLS GROUND TILT LANDSLIDES DRYING UP VEGETATION DRYING UP OF SPRINGS DRYING UP OF WELLS INCREASE IN TEMPERATURE OF HOT SPRINGS DEVELOPMENT OF NEW THERMAL AREAS VARIATION IN CHEMICAL CONTENT OF WATER BODIES
- 18. DISASTER READINESS AND RISK REDUCTION What to Do Before, During, and After a Volcanic Eruption
- 19. Before an Eruption 1. Make an emergency survival kit. 2. Make an evacuation plan. 3. Make a family emergency plan.
- 20. During an Eruption 1. Stay calm 2. Stay out of danger zone 3. In case of injuries, do proper first aid. Seek medical attention if necessary
- 21. AFTER 1. GO TO A DESIGNATED PUBLIC SHELTER. 2. CHECK FOR Official news and instructions as they become available. an Eruption
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