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Asked: Jun 5th, 2019
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Background and Directions
In this exercise, you will take a virtual tour around the world in Google Earth to look at different types of volcanoes.
Download the Google Earth program to your computer. (Don’t use the browser-based Google Earth that only works in Google Chrome.)
To launch Google Earth with plate boundaries overlain, visit USGS Earthquake Hazards Program.Click on “Tectonic Plate Boundaries.” Google Earth should load.
Click on https://volcano.si.edu/ge/GVPWorldVolcanoes.kml and that should load a second layer, this one of volcanoes.
The volcanoes of the world should now appear if you zoom in far enough.
Take a geographic journey around the world and report on the following types of volcanoes.
You’re welcome to access information from other sources to complete the questions on this tour.
Tags: Geology Google earth Volcanoes Northern Virginia Community College GOL 105
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Name ____________________________________________ Google Earth Volcano Tour Lab Background and Directions In this exercise, you will take a virtual tour around the world in Google Earth to look at different types of volcanoes. • Download the Google Earth program to your computer. (Don’t use the browser-based Google Earth that only works in Google Chrome.) • To launch Google Earth with plate boundaries overlain, visit USGS Earthquake Hazards Program. Click on “Tectonic Plate Boundaries.” Google Earth should load. • Click on https://volcano.si.edu/ge/GVPWorldVolcanoes.kml and that should load a second layer, this one of volcanoes. • The volcanoes of the world should now appear if you zoom in far enough. • Take a geographic journey around the world and report on the following types of volcanoes. • You’re welcome to access information from other sources to complete the questions on this tour. Page 1 of 6 Name ____________________________________________ Part 1: Find Shield Volcanoes Find two shield volcanoes and fill in the following chart. Use Google Earth for this. Volcano #1 Volcano #2 Volcano of Your Choosing: Volcano Name Mauna Loa Location (City, State, Country) Hawaii, USA Lat.: Lat.: Lon: Lon: Latitude & Longitude Summit elevation in meters Describe its appearance (steep sides, gentle sides?) Sketch it. Active, dormant, or extinct? Has it ever caused property damage and/or loss of life? If so, how bad? Location: hot spot, divergent boundary, or convergent subduction zone? What type of eruption? Gentle or explosive? Fluid lava flows or pyroclastic flows? Rock Type? Basaltic, Andesitic, Rhyolitic? Page 2 of 6 Name ____________________________________________ Part 2: Find Cinder Cone/Lava Dome Volcanoes Find two cinder cone volcanoes and fill in the following chart. Use Google Earth for this. Volcano #1 Volcano Name Sunset Crater Location (City, State, Country) Flagstaff, Arizona, USA Volcano #2 Volcano of Your Choosing: Lat.: Lat.: Lon: Lon: Latitude & Longitude Summit elevation in meters Describe its appearance (steep sides, gentle sides?) Sketch it. Active, dormant, or extinct? Has it ever caused property damage and/or loss of life? If so, how bad? Location: hot spot, divergent boundary, or convergent subduction zone? What type of eruption? Gentle or explosive? Fluid lava flows or pyroclastic flows? Rock Type? Basaltic, Andesitic, Rhyolitic? Page 3 of 6 Name ____________________________________________ Part 3: Find Composite Volcanoes Find two composite volcanoes (also called stratovolcanoes) and fill in the following chart. Use Google Earth for this. Volcano #1 Volcano Name Pinatubo Location (City, State, Country) Luzon, Philippines Volcano #2 Volcano of Your Choosing: Lat.: Lat.: Lon: Lon: Latitude & Longitude Summit elevation in meters Describe its appearance (steep sides, gentle sides?) Sketch it. Active, dormant, or extinct? Has it ever caused property damage and/or loss of life? If so, how bad? Location: hot spot, divergent boundary, or convergent subduction zone? What type of eruption? Gentle or explosive? Fluid lava flows or pyroclastic flows? Rock Type? Basaltic, Andesitic, Rhyolitic? Page 4 of 6 Name ____________________________________________ Part 4: Find Calderas Find two caldera super volcanoes and fill in the following chart. Use Google Earth for this. Volcano #1 Volcano Name Yellowstone Location (City, State, Country) Wyoming, USA Volcano #2 Volcano of Your Choosing: Lat.: Lat.: Lon: Lon: Latitude & Longitude Summit elevation in meters Describe its appearance (steep sides, gentle sides?) Sketch it. Active, dormant, or extinct? Has it ever caused property damage and/or loss of life? If so, how bad? Location: hot spot, divergent boundary, or convergent subduction zone? What type of eruption? Gentle or explosive? Fluid lava flows or pyroclastic flows? Rock Type? Basaltic, Andesitic, Rhyolitic? Page 5 of 6 Name ____________________________________________ Part 5: Summative Assessment (10 points) What do plate tectonics have to do with the type and/or explosiveness of the volcanoes that you found? What patterns in volcanic style can be found at convergent vs. divergent boundaries? How does the expression of hot spots differ in continents vs. oceans? Explain. Page 6 of 6 …
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