Virtual Volcano Lab

Virtual Volcano Lab Name______Hr___

Log onto the Discovery Channel’s Virtual Volcano site (http://kids.discovery.com/games/build-play/volcano-explorer)

Global Perspectives (see the Menu on the left side)

--Using the topic menu in the lower right corner, read about:

1)  Tectonic Plates: Where are most of the active volcanoes found? ______

2)  The Ring of Fire: Where is the Ring of Fire located? ______

3)  The Layers Within: How do volcanoes form? ______

Volcano Types (yup…back to the Menu on the left side) For each of the three volcano types answer the following questions…

1)  Stratovolcano:

a.  How are they made? ______

b.  Look like--______

c.  This volcano in Italy was responsible for destroying Pompeii in 79 AD--______

d.  A well-known stratovolcano in the U.S.—______

2)  Cinder Cone Volcano:

a.  How are they made? ______

b.  Look like—______

c.  2 famous cinder cone volcanoes & where they are located:

i.  ______

ii.  ______

3)  Shield Volcano:

a.  How are they made?______

b.  Look like—______

c.  A famous shield volcano & where it’s located: ______

4)  Which type of volcano is the following? (Stratovolcano, Cinder Cone, or Shield volcano)

a.  Most violent eruptions: ______

b.  Island builders: ______

c.  Smallest: ______

Inside a Volcano (Left side. Menu…) In the space below draw a side view of what a volcano looks like on the inside and label its parts.

Build Your Own Volcano… (Of course, don’t forget to watch it erupt—way cool!)

--But first…

1)  Select and learn about the Gas Content

a.  List 2 factors that can affect the explosiveness of a volcanic eruption.

i.  ______ii. ______

b.  Magma’s gas content usually depends on ______

2)  Select and learn about Viscosity

a.  What is it? ______

b.  Thick magmas tend to have ______levels, and

runny lavas tend to have ______levels.

3)  After playing with the settings on your own a bit, build the volcanoes with the settings below and record the results you create! (don’t forget to click “set conditions” before erupting). #8 is a combination for you to figure out…make a new combination.