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= = =1. What is a volcano?= =**2. What boundaries do most volcanoes occur at?**=

=3. There are three kinds of volcanoes. What are they?=

=4. Explain the difference between lava and magma.=

=5. Define the following words:= =Active volcano= =Dormant volcano= =Extinct= =aa= =pahoehoe= =pyroclastic flow= =ring of Fire= =volcanic arc= =caldera= =crater= =dike= =dome= =geyser= =hot spot volcano=



=7. Answer the following questions:=


 * 1) =Where can you find volcanoes? Is there a pattern? Do volcanoes always happen in the same places?=
 * 2) =What do volcanoes look like? What happens when they are active? What do dormant (sleeping) volcanoes look like?=
 * 3) =How do volcanoes make igneous rocks? What role do volcanoes have in the rock cycle?=
 * 4) =Do volcanoes change the shape of the earth? Are volcanoes important for making mountains?=
 * 5) =How do volcanoes affect the lives of people around the world? How can volcanoes be good for people? Why do volcanoes kill people? Why do scientists study volcanoes?=

=I Explore—Choose one site to take a virtual tour of a volcano. What site did you visit? What did you see?=

=**Mt. St. Helens—take a 360 degree helicopter flight []=

=**Sunset Crater—loop tour []=

=**Nyiragongo—take a 360 degree rim tour []=

=Hawaiian Volcanoes—Look at lava flows and lava tubes videos []=

=II. List the types of volcanoes and give examples of each.= =Types of Volcanoes []=

=III. How many active volcanoes are there?= = = =IV. What did ancient people think was the cause of volcanoes?= = = =V. How many lives have been lost to volcanoes in the last 500 years?= = History—Use for questions 3,4, & 5 [] =

=VI. Choose one volcano and write a descriptive paragraph of why it is so "deadly".= = Deadly Volcanoes [] =

=VII. List two instruments used for prediction and tell how they work.= = = =VIII. List 3 volcanic features and describe how they form.= = Volcano Prediction & Volcano Features—use for Questions 7 & 8 [] =

=IX. List three hazards with three facts each ex. formation, damage caused, etc.= = Volcano Hazards [] =

=X. Pick two of your favorite photos and tell why. Be sure to look around this site at the different categories.= =[]=

=XI. Would you want to be a volcanologist? Give three reasons why or why not. Be sure to look at the FAQs.= =[]= = = =XII. What volcano related question would you like answered/which question that was asked did you find interesting? What was the volcanologist's answer? []=

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