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VOLCANOES 2

LESSON 4:  STORIES | ERUPTION TYPES | PATTERNS

TAMBORA ERUPTION

1815-1816

A YEAR WITH NO SUMMER

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POMPEII AND MOUNT VESUVIUS 

A CITY UNDER ASH

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FOR YOUR NOTEBOOK:

TAKE YOUR OWN NOTES ABOUT THE SECTION.  THEY MUST INCLUDE INFORMATION ABOUT:

VIDEO: YEAR OF NO SUMMER

VIDEO: POMPEII

RECOGNIZE THE PATTERN SIMULATION:

OUR SUPERVOLCANO:

GEYSERS:

Lesson 4: 

Key Terms:

  1. Pyroclastic Flow- Superheated dust and debris from a volcano

  2. Volcanic Bombs- large pieces of molten semisolid debris launched from composite volcanoes.

  3. Geysers- Hot vents where boiling hot water spews out of the Earth.

RECOGNIZE THE PATTERNS

USE THIS SIMULATION TO SHOW YOU WHERE VOLCANOES ARE LOCATED.

In your notebooks, describe how volcanoes are linked to specific plate boundaries.
Guiding Directions:
1.  Add Layers
2.  Click Earth Systems
3.  Select Volcanic Eruptions as well as Plate Boundaries
4.  With your knowledge of plate boundaries and volcanoes, tell us how they are linked.

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YELLOW STONE ACTIVE VOLCANO

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HOW DO THEY WORK?

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