Volcanoes Cool but dangerous! By Erin and Hailey Sue Buel Elementary. Mr Callaham 5 th grade
Mount St. Helens Is in Cascade Range and Ring of Fire Erupted May 18, 1980 at 8:32 A.M. Elevation is 8,365 feet or 2,550 Miles A man has fallen into the crater on top of Mount St. Helens (Feb,2010) It is an active volcano It is a very well known climber/tourist attraction Part of Oregon and Washington history
Volcanoes in space Volcano on Lo ( One of Jupiter’s moons) Lo has six volcanic vents Lo Spurts magma 100’s of Miles into space forming shapes of umbrellas The largest volcano in the solar system is Olympus Mons ( on Mars) Olympus Mons is three times the height of Mt. Everest Olympus Mons is Latin for Mt. Olympus
Volcanoes in general Openings in Earths crust They are formed when magma gushes up from the mantle and breaks through a weak spot in the Earths crust There are three types of eruptions ( Hawaiian hotspots, Vesuvian, strombolian) Three shapes of volcanoes (cinder cones, Basaltic, Shield)
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