Volcano Web

In this lesson you will use the Internet to research information on volcanoes and then write a report on your results.

Introduction

A volcano is a location where magma, or hot melted rock from within a planet, reaches the surface. It may happen violently, in a massive supersonic explosion, or more quietly, as a sticky, slow lava flow.

Volcanoes have been a part of earth's history long before humans. Compare the history of human beings, a few million years in the making, to that of the Earth, over four billion years in the making.

Volcano Terminology

The study of volcanoes, or Volcanology, includes many odd terms.

Volcanic Places in the USA

Mount St Helens

Long Valley

Volcanic Places on Mars

Research Project