signifies a vent. Volcanoes are not the realm of any single scientific discipline. Rather they require study from many scientists from several specialties: Geophysicist and Geochemist to probe the deep roots of volcano; Geologist to decipher prehistoric volcanic activity; Biologist to learn how life became established and evolve in barren volcanic islands; and meteorologist to determine the effects of volcanic dust and gases on the atmosphere‚ weather and climate. Volcanoes affect humankind in
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Did anyone know that around 10 volcanoes erupt everyday and it helps many people? Volcanoes are very good for many thing and it helps alot of people in the world for a huge list of things that it can do for people volcanoes can help economic trouble and even it can help hunger. This area where people live on volcanoes are safe on many levels like some volcanoes people live on are super quiet eruption volcanoes and they do not erupt and explode like volcanoes people think of. But sometimes disaster
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Types of Volcano Research Composite Volcanoes: Composite volcanoes‚ also called strato volcanoes‚ are formed by alternating layers of lava and rock fragments. This is the reason they are called composite. Strato-volcanoes often form impressive‚ snow-capped peaks which are often exceeding 2500m in height‚ 1000sq.km in surface‚ and 400km3 in volume. Between eruptions they are often so quiet they seem extinct. To witness the start of a great eruption requires luck or very careful
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Volcanoes--sinister and dangerous creations that wreak havoc and death‚ demanding fear and reverence from all. But yet‚ people show none. They have busy lives and don’t have time for "silly" things such as destructive volcanic eruptions. On top of that‚ they have all seen the movies in which people have effortlessly escaped the wrath of magma flow of "the rather gentle and atypical volcanoes in Hawaii." These people willingly‚ and sometimes unknowingly‚ make themselves easy prey for volcanic eruptions
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Cause and Effect of Volcanoes Any natural opening in the Earth’s crust‚ called a fissure‚ where melted rock‚ ash‚ gases‚ and steam come out is called a volcano. Volcanoes look like mountains‚ but they are really flat land that is pushed upward because of the pressure below the earth. The pressure comes from hot magma and gases that build up below the earth’s surface and that work up to the surface through cracks in the earth’s plates. As it is forced up to the surface‚ the gases and magma push
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McElroy College Prep English I 1/23/14 Mt. Everest Mt. Everest is the tallest mountain in the world at 29‚029 feet which would be the height of 20 Empire State buildings and 5 ½ miles above sea level. Mt. Everest straddles the border of Nepal and Tibet. Mt. Everest is part of the Himalaya mountains. It is named after Sir George Everest that never even saw the peak. The Tibetans and Sherpas call it “Chomolungma” meaning “Mother Goddess of the Earth”. Mt. Everest is over 60 million years old
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MT HOOD FURUNITURE MINI AUDIT PROJECT Advanced Auditing 367904 Semester 2 2014 AIMS: The aims of this case study are. 1. 2. 3. To demonstrate the different phrases of an audit. To illustrate specific audit techniques. To work as an audit team in discussing issues and solving problems OBJECTIVES: On completion of this case study‚ you should be able to: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Evaluate audit risks exposure. Critically analyse situations which will impact on the audit process. Analyse
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Mt. Arenal Elevation: 1‚670 (5‚479 ft.) Spanish: Volcán Arenal Is an active andesitic stratovolcano In north-western Costa Rica‚ around 90 km northwest of San José‚ in the province of Alajuela‚ canton of San Carlos‚ and district of La Fortuna. The Arenal volcano measures at least 1‚633 meters (5‚358 ft.) It is conically shaped with a crater spanning 140 meters (460 ft.) Geologically‚ Arenal is considered a young volcano and the age is estimated to be less than 7‚500 years. It was formed from
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Prestiage of Everest. By: Alyssa Turner Have you ever thought about climbing Mt. Everest? Well‚ Sir Edman Hillary and Tenzing Norgay were the first people who did. The simarities and differances of "View from the Summit" by Sir Edman Hillary and the "The Dream comes True" by Tenzing Norgay are similiar about the events to the top of Mt. Everest‚ but they’re also different in their backgrounds and emotions. They are similiar because they both made it to the top of Everest at 11:30
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Did you know Mt. Vesuvius erupted more than 50 times? It erupted in 79A.D. In about 25 hours‚ it wipes our entire town. Mt. Vesuvius is unique as a volcano because of its activity level‚ the remains of Pompeii and its lessons frozen in history. Firstly‚ Mt Vesuvius is unique as a volcano because of its activity level. Its last serious eruption was in 1944. It’s one of the only active volcanos on the mainland of Europe. It’s considered one of the most dangerous volcanoes in world due to the
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