Volcanoes

 VOLCANOES

Welcome students to your volcanic adventure!

Today we will be traveling around the globe to learn about volcanoes. Through this journey you will discover the many different types of volcanoes, you will find out that volcanoes have different eruption styles and learn how to identify the parts of a volcano.

Ready for your volcanic adventure? Click on the task button to find out what you need to do in this webquest!

TASK

Are you ready to go on a very dangerous, but exciting mission? You are probably wondering what you will be doing.  

This is your mission, should you choose to accept it. You will be gathering important background data on volcanoes, to identify the different types of volcanoes and the types of volcano explosions.

On the next section you will need a pen and piece of paper. You will be learning information about different types of volcanoes and be tested on the information you are reading. The paper you answer these questions on WILL be turned in for a grade.

Did you know there are actually several different types of Volcanoes? Volcanoes are found all over the world. All volcanoes are unique and have its own characteristics. Below you will find some weblinks that will take you through webpages designed to give you all of the information you need to get a 100 on today's assignment. You will be answering 10 questions below- each worth 10 points. Write your answers on a sheet of paper to be turned into your teacher. This assignment should be an easy A- IF you follow directions and read the information on the provided links. Good Luck, future geologist!

https://www.livescience.com/27295-volcanoes.html

Question 1-

What is the most common type of volcano in the world?

Question 2-

Why are Stratovolcanoes also called composite volcanoes?

Question 3-

What is the world largest volcano?

Question 4- 

Where is the volcano from question 3 located?

Question 5- 

How are lava domes created?

Not only are there several different types of Volcanoes BUT, there are also different types of eruptions! WHO KNEW?! Follow the link below to find out about these different types of eruptions.

http://geology.com/volcanoes/types-of-volcanic-eruptions/

Question 6-

Describe a Hawiian Erruption

Question 7-

What is scoria?

Question 8-

What is a Vulcanian Erruption?

Question 9-

True or False

Lava domes are very rarely repeditive.

Question 10-

List the type of volcano and eruption most interesting to you

WOOHOO! You've done it!!!!! You are now officially a VOLCANO EXPERT!!!! You are well on your way to a rock-tastic Geology career! Don't quit here, move onto the evaluation to get the answers to the questions you answered above. 

Hopefully you have never been this close to an eruption. But! You are that close to concluding this journey! 

The answers to the questions you answered during the process are below. Grade your knowledge with these answers and if you got something wrong go back and read the links provided to figure out where you got confused!

ANSWER KEY

1.Cinder Cone

2.because they are built of layers of alternating lava flow, ash and blocks of unmelted stone

3. Mauna Loa 

4. Hawaii

5. when the lava is too viscous to flow

6. Fluid basaltic lava is thrown into the air in jets from a vent or line of vents (a fissure) at the summit or on the flank of a volcano.

7.hardened chunks of bubbly lava

8.a short, violent, relatively small explosion of viscous magma.

9. False

10. FREEBIE (you know you got at least a 10 on this quiz if this question was answered)

Thank you for participating in this explosive Webquest! We hope you enjoyed it and, of course, are walking away knowing more about volcanoes.

http://geology.com/volcanoes/types-of-volcanic-eruptions/

https://www.livescience.com/27295-volcanoes.html