VOLCANO WEB QUEST
Mrs. Latch
VOLCANO WEB QUEST
• As we begin our study of volcanoes, I would like you to complete the
following web quest in order to start building your background knowledge
about volcanoes.
• Volcanoes are formed when magma from within the Earth's upper mantle
works its way to the surface. At the surface, it erupts to form lava flows and
ash deposits. Over time as the volcano continues to erupt, it will get bigger
and bigger.
EXPLORE
• 1. Explore—Look at each site to take a virtual tour of a volcano.
• *Mt. St. Helens—take a 360 degree helicopter flight
• http://www.fs.fed.us/gpnf/mshnvm/video/immersive-media/vid2.shtml
• *Sunset Crater—loop tour
• http://geomaps.wr.usgs.gov/parks/sunset/sunsetft.html
• *Nyiragongo—take a 360 degree rim tour
• http://www.swisseduc.ch/stromboli/perm/nyiragongo/qtvrpanos-en.html
• *Hawaiian Volcanoes—Look at lava flows and lava tubes videos
• http://www.nps.gov/havo/photosmultimedia/multimedia.htm
. Go to the following website in order to explore the
different types of volcanoes.
http://pubs.usgs.gov/gip/volc/types.html
List the 4 types of volcanoes and give examples of each.
Type of Volcano
Example
• For questions 3-5, please use the following website to find out some history and
information about volcanoes:
• http://pubs.usgs.gov/gip/monitor/intro.html
• 3. How many active volcanoes are there?
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• 4. What did ancient people think was the cause of volcanoes?
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• 5. How many lives have been lost to volcanoes in the last 500 years?
• 6. Read the following website about deadly volcanoes:
• http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/volcanocity/deadly.html
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• Choose one volcano and write a descriptive paragraph of why it is so
"deadly".
• 7. Use the following website to answer question 7 about volcano hazards:
• http://hvo.wr.usgs.gov/hazards/
• List three hazards with three facts each (ex. formation, damage caused, etc.)
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8. Pick two of your favorite photos from the following website:
http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/photos/gallery/volcanoes/
Paste them into new slide
Below, explain why you like each photo. Be sure
to look around this site at the different categories.
• 9. Use the following website to explore the job of a volcanologist:
• http://volcano.oregonstate.edu/oldroot/volcanologist/3.html
• Would you want to be a volcanologist? Give three reasons why or why not.
• 10. What are you still wondering about volcanoes? Write two questions
below.
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Test your knowledge! At National Geographic for Kids
• Record your score here!