Volcano Scavenger Hunt

 

 

You are about to embark on a search that will lead you to the secrets deep within the earth!  You will discover the ways in which the earth and other planets cool off.  In order to discover the secrets you will need to collect certain information.  Each bit of information you gather will open the door to the great VOLCANO.

  1. The first place you must travel is to the center of the earth to discover its secrets. Click on the link below to find your answers.

Where is the inner core located?

Where is the outer core located?

Where is the mantle located?

Where is the crust located?

After you have located the answers, print the diagram and label the parts..

 

2.  Now that you have found the secrets of the center of the earth, you will need to discover how the plates of the earth move? Scroll to the bottom of the page and click on the animation located on the bottom right.

 

3.  Now you have collected your second clue, let's look at how volcanoes were created.

Explain in your own words how volcanoes are created.

 

4.  Now that you know how volcanoes were created, let's find out how a volcano is different from a mountain?

How is a mountain different than a volcano?

 

5.  You are collecting so much information and you are almost there, but there is still more information to collect. Now you need to discover the difference between magma and lava?

What is magma?

What is Lava?

 

6.  Now let's look at a drawing of a volcano.

What do you think the purpose is of the vent?

Can there be more than one vent?

Click here to print a picture of a volcano and label it's parts.

 

7.  We now know the inner workings of a volcano, but not all volcanoes are the same. There are many different types of volcanoes.

What are the different types of volcanoes?

 

8. What is a cinder cone and how tall might it be?

 

  1. What.is a composite volcano? How is it different from a cinder volcano?

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  2. What forms a shield volcano?

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  3. Click on the link to discover the world's most deadliest eruptions.

Name five of the deadliest volcanos?

Name the top 3 countries in which the deadliest volcanoes occurred?

 

12. Now you have come to the end of your hunt. You have gathered the information to solve the secrets deep within the earth. Write a brief paragraph about what you have found. What did you find most interesting about volcanoes and do you want to see one?