Volcanology Essays

A Career in Volcanology The career paths in Earth Science seems endless, but 1 career catches the eye of many young earth scientists. This career path is in demand and is already making an impact on what is known to be true about volcanoes and how they behave. This field is called Volcanology, but the scientists who research it are called Volcanologists. This career, like many others, requires some prerequisites and knowledge that normal people would not normally have. In this short article, all

Imagine you and your family are dragging 20 elephants across an island, to commemorate the life of your great-grandpa. Would you and your immediate family be able to pull the elephants across the entire island if they were not moving on their own? Or would you have the determination and respect for your grandpa to do so? Most people in today’s day and age probably would not be able to, let alone want to do that. The people on Easter island back around 1250 CE did though, but instead of elephants

INTRODUCTION Have you ever wondered what a volcano was ? Well, a volcano is a long tube that 's filled with lave. Also, lava is very hot and can burn you alive. What are volcanoes ? Volcanoes are openings in the surface of the earth from which gas or cold melton, or liquid, rock escape and cover the land with smoking hot lava. Also, gases and rock and shoot up through the opening and spill over or fill the air with lava fragments. Where are volcanoes found? Many active volcanoes are located/found

Sometimes while writing a historical fiction, events become more factual than fictional. A perfect example of this happening in a historical fiction, is the book Pompeii by Robert Harris. Pompeii takes place in 79 AD during the days prior to the destructive eruption of Mount Vesuvius which destroyed all of the Roman town Pompeii. The location of the book are the cities or towns that surround the Aqua Augusta, such as Misenum and Pompeii. Harris’s exceptionally descriptive anecdote of the events leading

Geography PT Guide to Aerial Volcano by Rebecca Chin (9) 213 Geography PT || Ebook Formation of the Volcano on Aerial Island Aerial Volcano is a stratovolcano. It is a conical volcano with steep sides formed by the accumulation of hardened lava, rock fragments, and volcanic ash. [ fig 1 ] Magma erupt through one or more volcanic vents, which are openings on the earth’s crust. They are built up when eruptions occur. With each eruption, erupted lava and ash adds another layer to the growing volcano

Analysis There are lots of different types of volcanos, but they can be divided in three main types. The first one is the stratovolcanoes. It’s called like that after the Latin word “strato”, which means layer. They are usually high mountains that can erupt with a lot of power. They are so high because of the many eruptions that already happened here. The debris were falling on the sides of the volcano, making it grow. A stratovolcano is able to produce the worst of all the eruptions: the Plinian

Grímsvötn is a subglacial volcano located in Iceland and within the Arctic Ocean. The volcano itself remains beneath the Vatnajökull glacier. The Grímsvötn volcano includes a variety of aspects, such as the characteristics of subglacial volcanoes, phreatomagmatic eruptions, seismic activity, past eruptions, various types of damage, and rescue and aid for the locals and environment. Subglacial volcanoes, also known as glaciovolcanoes, are formed when an eruption occurs beneath the surface of a glacier

Hawaii Home to one of the world’s most active volcanoes, lies the beautiful islands of Hawaii. Stretching 1500 miles across the Pacific Ocean and twice the size of Mount St. Helens these islands are one of the youngest geological formations on the earth. These volcanoes are around 80 million years old and is where paradise meets darkness. Behind the stunning views and beautiful beaches, Hawaii has a storm of volcanoes erupting destroying everything in its path. Some may ask what causes

Channel Islands National Park Imagine being on a vacation to a national park that has five islands connected to it.. These islands where formed about fourteen million years ago.In the 1930ś the islands where barley being considerd to be turned into a protection area for a monument which is now the national park,of the channel islands .The channel islands faced one major problem which was the oil spill.Visiting the channel islands you can have a beautiful view of all the islands and see all the marine

The volcano I pick was Mt Mauna Loa. This volcano has erupted about 32 times for the eruption of 1984. Mauna Loa is about 600,000- 1 million years old and hasn’t erupted as much as Kilauea and when it erupts it produces huge rivers of lava and threatens towns nearby. Mauna Loa is the second tallest volcano in the world. The elevation is 13,679 feet high. Mauna Loa has 2 trails to get to the top, which is Ancient times (First Ascent) and Ainapo (Easiest Route). The last time it erupted

Major volcanic eruptions are not very common, and when they do occur, they are often tragic and both extremely dangerous and destructive. There are 2 recent major volcanic eruptions that can be compared and contrasted in many interesting ways. How do the separate aftermaths of the events discussed in this essay share similarities as well as differences? The two volcanoes from these events are called stratovolcanoes, meaning they are volcanoes “composed of explosively erupted cinders and ash with

There are many natural disasters that affect the world, for example, volcanoes. Mount St. Helens is known to be the most active volcano in the Cascade Range in Washington; effecting the people and the state. It was first recognized as a volcano in 1835! Before the eruption on May 18,1980, Mount St. Helens was a beautiful symmetrical cone, 3,000 meters above sea level. For most of the 20th century, many people viewed this mountain and recreation area as a beautiful and peaceful place, but after the

The Development of Mauna Kea! Over six million years ago, Niihau, the eldest of the the Hawaiian islands was born. That was only the beginning of the formation. Today, the island of Hawaii is the youngest island of them all, and is still forms till this day. Hawaii island is also to Mauna Kea. National Geographic states that “Mauna Kea, one of six volcanoes that have formed the island of Hawaii...” this is important to the Hawaiian culture because without Mauna Kea natives would not have land to

Aerial Volcano is a stratovolcano. A stratovolcano is a steep, conical volcano built up by many layers of hardened ash and lava. They have periodic explosive eruptions. How does Aerial Volcano form? Aerial Island is located along a convergent plate boundary between an oceanic plate and a continental plate. When a oceanic plate converges with a continental plate, the denser oceanic plate would subduct under the less dense continental plate At the subduction zone, the tip of the solid mantle material

On May the 18th 1980, Mt Saint Helens in Washington State, United States of America erupted covering surrounding areas in ash, mud, toxic gases and lava. Mt Saint Helens is one of many active volcanos in the Cascade Mountain Range that runs along the Pacific Coast of the United States of America, a part of the Pacific Ring of Fire, named due to the many active tectonic plates in the region. The blast devastated an area of 20 square km. Within 10km of the summit, were there had previously been dense

Igneous rock (derived from the Latin word "Igneus" meaning of fire, from "Ignis" meaning fire) is one of the three main rock types (the others being sedimentary and metamorphic rock). Igneous rock is formed by magma (molten rock) cooling and becoming solid. Igneous rock may form with or without crystallization, either below the surface as intrusive (plutonic) rocks or on the surface as extrusive (volcanic) rocks. This magma can be derived from partial melts of pre-existing rocks in either a planet's

A Pulchritudinous Paradise in the Pacific Imagine wind whipping around your face as you look down at the ground. You're so high in the sky that it’s almost as if you could extend your arm and touch the clouds. You look up, and see a burst of thousands of colors streaking across the sky. Rosey pink, dark purple, magenta, and so many other shades of colors, it’s hard to picture. If this is the way you want to spend a few days of vacation, Haleakala National Park is the place for you. Between

Haleakalā National Park is a park in Maui, Hawaii. Maui is the second largest island out of the Hawaiian Islands. To get to the park you would have to fly, or go on a cruise. The park is at the southeastern part of the island. It is surrounded by lots of other parks, but Haleakalā is the prettiest. Haleakalā has two districts. There is the Summit district and the Coastal district. The Summit district is where Haleakalā Volcano. Another name for the volcano is the East Maui Volcano. In

Approximately 25 million years ago, all of Eastern Washington was flooded due to the eruption of the Columbia River Basalts. As the molten rock came to the surface, the Earth 's crust gradually sank into the space left by the rising lava. Explosions of magma filled the area and the coverage was extensive. The now Columbia River Plateau was filled with basalts and formed rivers through the areas of flow. Grande ronde and wanapum basalt was created by fissures about 17-15 million years ago and made

Mount Vesuvius, Mount Saint Helens, and Krakatoa are thought by many to be the most dangerous volcanos next to Yellowstone. One reason Mt. Vesuvius is considered so dangerous is because of the many people who live near it. Many people remember Mount Vesuvius for its most well-known eruption in 79 A.D. To this day, Mt. Saint Helens is considered to be one of the most active volcanoes in the United States of America. It captured the attention from historians and scientists alike through its most memorable