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Lesson # 10 Topic: Volcanoes

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Refer to your textbook Chasmer,Ron. Earth Matters: Studies in Physical Geography. Oxford University Press, Don Mills, 2001 ISBN: 0-19-541555-8

Answer the following questions in sentence form in your physical geography notebook. Make sure that you include the headings and the important part of the question in your answers.

Video
1. Make jot notes on the video about Volcanoes shown in class. Hand in for __/10 marks

Textbook Questions
2. (page 69) What is the "Ring of Fire" ?

3. Describe the location of "Ring of Fire".

4. (page 73) Describe the name and the effects of the volcano eruption in Pompeii, Italy.

5. (page 73) Describe the cause of volcanoes.

6. (page 447) Refer to the Glossary and explain the difference between magma and lava.

7. (page 75) When will magma flow into a magma conduit? Explain.

8. (page 75) Describe the location and effects of the 1902 nuee ardente.

9. (page 75) Draw and label the six diagrams from Fig 5.13. Include the eruption arrows. Label your diagram "Volcano Types".

10. (page 76) Where is Mount Pinatubo located?

11. (page 76) What triggered the volcano in July 1990?

12. (page 77)
a) What is tephra?
b) Describe the dangers associated with tephra.

13. (page 77) Describe the effect on the world's atmosphere and temperature resulting from the June 15 eruption.

14. (page 77)
a) What are lahars and how are they formed?
b) Describe the effect of the lahars on the surrounding area.

15, (page 78) Why are Hawaiian volcanoes less violent than Vesuvian volcanoes?

16, (page 78) Is Mt. Everest really the largest mountain on earth? Explain.

17, In your opinion, how do you think ancient societies explained the reasons for volcanic eruptions?

Volcanoes Around the World

18. Select one volcano and write five (5) points about it from the web site Earth's Active Volcanoes
http://www.geo.mtu.edu/volcanoes/world.html

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