Volcano Scavenger Hunt

Directions:  Explore the following web pages to discover and embellish your knowledge of volcanoes and their impact on the world around you.  You will do this by searching the pages listed and answering the attached questions.  Be sure to include any interesting facts or information you find on the last question.

Web pages to search: University of North Dakota:  Volcano World USGS:  Learn about Volcanoes Exploring the Environment: Volcanoes

Questions:

1. How are volcanoes formed?
2. What is magma?
3. What is lava?
4. Describe the different types of lava.
5. Where do volcanoes occur most frequently?
6. Name two things that might happen to warn us that a volcanic eruption could occur.
7. What are the three main types of volcanoes?  Draw a diagram to illustrate each.  List other types that you found.
8. What is viscosity?
9. How does the composition of lava affect the type of volcano that forms?
10. What determines the force that volcanoes erupt with?
11. How do volcanoes affect climate?
12. List volcanoes that erupted in August of 1999.
13. What kind of volcano is the Masaya in Nicaragua?
14. What two minerals are basalt volcanic rock rich in?
15. What state is Mt. Shasta in?
16. How tall is Mt. Shasta?
17. What is the height of Mt. Saint Helen's dome?
18. When do scientists think the most recent eruption of Mt. Shasta was?
19. What is the difference between the lava of Mt. Saint Helens and Kilauea in Hawaii?
20. List any other interesting facts or information you found.