Volcanic Hazards Project
Projects are due on Monday December 3rd, Bonus points will be earned for projects that are submitted
via e-mail on or before Friday November 30th.
There are hundreds of active volcanoes on Earth today, and anyone of them can cause hazards that
place humans at risk. Internet servers contain ample information about where modern volcanoes are
located, where volcanoes are now erupting, volcanic hazards, and the risks being taken by people who
live near volcanoes.
Upon completion of this project you will submit it as an attached file to Craig.Whitaker@perrylocal.org
You may find this site useful in completing this project: http://pubs.usgs.gov/gip/volc/cover2.html
You must complete this without coping and pasting text from any web sites, if it sounds like you did
not write it you probably didn’t and you will not receive credit for the work.
1. Name and briefly describe as many different kinds of volcanic hazards as you can?
Click here for help: http://volcanoes.usgs.gov/
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Student lists at
Student lists 4 or
Student lists 5 or
Student lists 5 or
least 3 volcanic
more volcanic
more volcanic
more volcanic
hazards.
hazards
hazards
hazards
Includes a brief
Includes a brief
Includes a
description of
description of
detailed analysis
each type of
each type of
of each type of
hazard.
hazard
hazard
Has a picture
Has a picture
representing each representing each
type of Hazard
type of Hazard
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2. Find the following information about an active volcano that is erupting somewhere currently in the
world at this time.
a. Name of the Volcano and an actual Image of volcano.
b. Provide a Map depicting exactly where is it located relative to the earth.
c. Provide a map depicting the tectonic plates and where your volcano is located relative to that
plate boundary.
**Use this Plate map Image, you will need to insert something onto the image to show
where your volcano is located:
http://academic.evergreen.edu/g/grossmaz/HAMMVM/world_tech_plates_map.jpg
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Volcano named +
image of volcano +
Volcano named + a
image of volcano +
earth location
identified
Volcano named + a
image of volcano +
earth location
identified + tectonic
map
Volcano named + a
image of volcano +
earth location
identified +
tectonic map with
label
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Volcanic Hazards Project
Projects are due on Monday December 3rd, Bonus points will be earned for projects that are submitted
via e-mail on or before Friday November 30th.
3. Write a description of the type of volcano you identified.
a. Identify the type plate boundary that exists where your volcano has formed
including the names of the plates and how each is interacting.
b. Give an explanation based on where it is located the type of magma that is
associated with it.
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Description of the
type of volcano
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Description of the
type of volcano +
type plate
boundary
3
Description of the
type of volcano +
type plate boundary
+ names of the
plates and how each
is interacting
Description of the
type of volcano +
type plate
boundary + names
of the plates and
how each is
interacting +
explanation of
magma type
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4. Write a description of the other types of volcanoes your volcano did not represent. (cinder
cone, composite, shield)
a. Include an image and name of each of these volcanoes.
b. Give an explanation based on where it is located the type of magma and plate
boundary that is associated with it.
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Description of the
other types of
volcano
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Description of the
type of volcano +
image
3
Description of the
type of volcano
+image + magma
type
Description of the
type of volcano
+image + magma
type + associated
plate boundary
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How to insert images to Microsoft Word: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uvrWRixEZE0
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