Dr. DeBe
1. Vocabulary- Your team product must include vocabulary terms: Find and develop a
simple definition for the following terms: (Do not just copy them; put them in your own
words)
a. Ash
f. Active Volcano
b. Crater
g. Dormant Volcano
c. Extinct volcano
h. Hot spot
d. Magma
i. Pryroclastic Material
e. Vent
j. Volcano
2. General Information- Your team product needs to include information about general
volcanoes. Use the following questions to help you prepare this section.
a. In general, how do volcanoes form?
b. What are the three main types of volcanoes?
c. How do these volcanoes form?
d. What are the different types of eruptions?
e. Where do volcanoes form?
f. What types of material comes out of volcanoes?
3. Comparing Table- Your team’s product will be comparing different volcanoes.
Complete the following table and include it in your product
Volcano
Country
name
Type of
Year of last
volcano
eruption
Mt. Etna
Stromboli
Krakatau
Tambora
Popocatepeti
Kilauea
Vilarrica
Pinatubo
4. Details- Your team’s product will include details about a few volcanoes. You will pick
one of the volcanoes listed below and research the following information about it. At
least one page in your product must be dedicated to one of the following volcanoes.
Choose 1: Mt Etna, Stromboli, Krakatau, Tambora
a. What type of volcano is it?
b. How did this type of volcano or your specific volcano form?
c. Locate your volcano on a map.
d. When did your volcano last erupt?
e. What effect did it have on the local economy and environment?
f. When was the most destructive eruption?
g. Find an image to help explain any aspect of your volcano.
h. You must include references indicating where you found all your information
or images.
5. Past Eruptions- The last part of your team’s product will be about past volcanic
eruptions and their effect on life. Answer the question below to help prepare this
section.
a. How is it possible that a volcanic island, such as Surtsey, is now home to
many different organisms? Explain.