Volcanoes
Tectonic Review
Looking for a fast (sort of fast) review for tomorrows test? Here are a couple of PowerPoint presentations for chapters 8, 9 and 10 from our textbook.
Volcanoes
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Earthquakes Chapt8
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Mt Redoubt Ready to Erupt?
I know we are looking into space right now, recording images of the Moon and watching Venus, but lets take a quick look back at Terra Firma.
Remember how we said that earthquake activity can signal a possible volcanic eruption? Well scientist have recently noticed an increase in seismic activity around Mt Reboubt in Alaska.
A little [...]
Thinking About Earthquakes and Volcanoes?
Sounds like Friday’s video got people wondering. That’s good! But let’s go from just wondering, to thinking and researching. What can you find out? What resources have you found? Let’s become scientists, scientists look for answers!
Tungurahua Acting Up Again (January 7, 2008)
(View of Tungurahua volcano courtesy Ecuador Geophysical Institute.)
Ecuador’s Tungurahua volcano is getting feisty again. In recent weeks, the volcano belched clouds of dark ash and streams of lava. Lahars or mudslides rumbled down its slopes while the ground around the summit shook from swarms of small quakes.
People in villages surrounding the volcano are nervously [...]
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