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VOLCANO RESEARCH PAPER: Big scientific ideas for which you should be researching: Where is your volcano located? What type of plate movement/boundary has caused your volcano to be active or active in the past? What type of volcano is it? What type of eruption is associated with your volcano? What is the degree of damage done or the risk of damage to be done when/if the volcano erupts? Is this solely because of the type of eruption or does this also have to do with the location of populations (human/animal/ecological) nearby? As a human being living in this area, how would a volcanic eruption affect you and your surroundings? How do the area’s economic and environmental features affect the short-term or long-term risk to the community? This is just a guide and a list of the minimum requirements for your research “paper.” Find a way to make your “paper” interesting and relatable to anyone who reads it. See the attached information below to help guide your scientific research. What to do next: Create a newsletter that summarizes the required (and maybe more) information above into a topically-organized, attractive format. Be sure to include the required visuals (maps, charts (come up with some data that could be organized into a chart—i.e.. amt of eruptions over a certain period of time, pictures, and the bibliography box). Make sure you also include at least 20 Science terms (ITALICS) and 10 English words (BOLD). Information about which you should be thinking: Volcanoes are mountains that are formed of molten rock that is pushed up to the Earth’s surface. Volcanic Eruptions- explosive or nonexplosive depending on the type of magma emitted (lava or pyroclastic) Explosive – caused by magma with high water content; produces mostly pyroclastic materials – Pyroclastic Material - material that forms when magma explodes from a volcano and solidifies in the air. The four types are: Blocks – largest; solid rock blasted from a volcano; Bombs – large blobs that harden in the air; Lapilli – pebble size bits of magma that become solid before hitting the ground Ash – tiny glassy slivers formed when volcanic gases expand rapidly and explode. Nonexplosive – produces mostly lava; there are four types of lava based on viscosity (a liquid’s resistance to flow) the more silica rich the magma is the higher its viscosity. The four types of viscosity are: Blocky – high viscosity, flows slowly, cannot travel far from vent, and forms sharp-edged chunks; Aa – slightly lower viscosity and forms brittle crust with sharp edges; Pahoehoe – low viscosity, flows like wax, and forms glassy, wrinkled surface, Pillow – low viscosity; flows underwater, and forms rounded lumps. Volcano Types Composite or strato – made of alternating layers of lava and pyroclastic material (explosive/quiet); have broad bases and steep peaks; lava is dark and light; rock type formed is andesite; Mt. Fuji and Vesuvius are examples. Shield – quiet, moderate explosions; gently sloping (dome); runny, dark lava; forms basalt, obsidian; Mauna Kea in Hawaii is an example (when measured from its base on the sea floor, it is taller than Mt. Everest). Cinder Cone – explosive; eruptions contain some light colored lava but mostly are pyroclastic material; forms scoria, pumice, ryolite, and granite; steep shape; An example is Paricutin in Mexico.