Geology 12
Volcano Activity
April 13, 2006
Research Project (value = 100)
To be submitted no latter then class on Wednesday April 19.
You are to find information and report on two volcanoes that have erupted in the recent years.
1) Your reports must include:
a) Type of volcano; a description, how they were formed, type of lava associated with the
type of volcano. (value = 10)
b) Geographic location; indicate why this location would have volcanoes (value = 10)
c) Name of, the distance, and population number of nearest major city. (value = 6)
d) Dates of most recent eruption and date of most destructive eruption in the past.
(value = 6)
e) Other events associated with the last eruption (earthquakes, floods, mudslides,
tsunami, pyroclastic events, etc) (value = 10)
2) Then, attach a description on the major hazards to humans in the vicinity of this volcano.
(value = 12)
3) Speculate on what you would do if you were in charge of minimizing the risk to the
population of each of the two areas. (value = 20)
4) As a scientist indicate what you and your fellow scientists do and study, in order to try to
forecast a volcanic eruption. (value = 16)
5) Neatness and presentation of project = 10
Some References
You can use these references to start your research:
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Alaska Volcano Observatory
Cascades Volcano Observatory
The Electronic Volcano
Michigan Tech Volcanoes Page
NASA Earth Observing System (EOS) IDS Volcanology Team
Volcano Information Center
Volcano/Earth Science-Oriented Servers
US Geological Survey Volcanic Hazards Program
Global Volcanism Program (GVP)
Volcano Watch Newsletter
Volcanoes Online
VolcanoWorld