Virtual Volcano Lab
Name_______________Hr___
Log onto the Discovery Channel’s Virtual Volcano site (http://discoverykids.com/games/volcano-explorer/ )
Global Perspectives (see the Menu on the left side)
--Using the topic menu in the lower right corner, read about:
1) Tectonic Plates: Where are most of the active volcanoes found? ________________
2) the Ring of Fire: Where is the Ring of Fire located? _________________________
3) the Layers Within: How do volcanoes form? _______________________________
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Volcano Types (yup…back to the Menu on the left side) For each of the volcano types answer
the following questions…
1) Stratovolcano:
a. How are they made? ____________________________________________
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b. Look like--___________________________________________________
c. This volcano in Italy was responsible for destroying Pompeii in 19 AD--_______
d. A well-known stratovolcano in the US—_______________________________
2) Cinder Cone Volcano:
a. How are they made?____________________________________________
b. Look like—____________________________________________________
c. 2 famous cinder cone volcanoes & where they are located:
i. _______________________________________________________
ii. _______________________________________________________
3) Shield Volcano:
a. How are they made?_____________________________________________
b. Look like—____________________________________________________
c. A famous shield volcano & where it’s located: __________________________
4) Which type of volcano is the following?
a. Most violent eruptions: ___________
b. Island builders: _____________
c. Smallest: ___________________
Inside a Volcano (Left side. Menu…)In the space below draw what a volcano looks like on the
inside and label its parts.
Build Your Own Volcano…(Of course, don’t forget to watch it erupt—way cool!)
--But first…
1) Gas Content
a. List 2 factors that can affect the explosiveness of a volcanic eruption.
i. ________________________ ii. __________________________
b. Magma’s gas content usually depends on ____________________________
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2) Viscosity
a. What is it? __________________________________________________
b. Thick magmas tend to have ______________________ levels, and runny lavas
have _____________levels.
3) After playing with the settings on your own a bit, build the volcanoes with the settings
below and record the results you create! (don’t forget to click “set conditions” before
erupting). #8-10 are YOUR CHOICE…make a new combo.
Gas
Type of
Viscosity
Content
Volcano type
Eruption
Other comments
1.
Low
Low
2.
High
Low
3.
Low
High
4.
One level UP
from Low
Two levels UP
from Low
Two levels Up
from Low
High
Low
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
Low
High
High