How can the Yellow Stone super volcano be a composite volcano if it is on a hotspot?
Q. On the National Geographic Channel, a park ranger labeled the Yellow Stone volcano as a hotspot-volcano. Most volcanoes over hot spots are shield volcanoes, like the Hawaiian Islands. However, Yellow Stone acts like a composite volcano. In addition, if it is in deed hotspot-volcano, then shouldn't there be other dormant volcanoes following the shift of the tectonic plate?
Asked by JJ - Sat May 30 14:24:00 2009 - - 3 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Yellowstone is fueled by a Hotspot. A hotspot is simply a location at the earths crust where magma from the mantle releases heat and in turn shapes the crust. Yellowstone has a hotspot trail which has developed over many eruptions while the plates were in motion. The hotspot is more difficult to track than the Hawaiian Island chain but by using various dating techniques and carefully analyzing the surrounding rocks geologists have been able to identify several such hotspot eruptions over a period of approximately 17 million years.
Answered by Elizabeth H - Sat May 30 14:36:18 2009

How do you make a candy volcano out of clay plus, how to make the candy volcano erupt.?
Q. I need to help my daughter with her science experiment.She is working with her two best friends Myelle and Julacia.For their science experiment they are doing a volcano.The volcano is going to have a candy eruption.Which means it will have candy coming out of the volcano.I need to know how to make a volcano(candy volcano) out of clay,and how to make a candy volcano erupt.Please answer quick because it is due Tuesday May 12th 2009.
Asked by Mariah - Tue May 5 18:07:32 2009 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments

A. For the eruption, the traditional thing is a mixture of baking soda and vinegar - you have a plastic cup inside the volcano, full of baking soda. When you pour vinegar in the top, the baking soda foams and bubbles and "erupts" You could try mixing candy in with the baking soda...I suggest you try it at home before your daughter takes it to school. Good luck!
Answered by Odonata - Tue May 5 19:14:31 2009

What type of volcano has the lowest silica content?
Q. Which type of these three volcanoes have the lowest silca content? Which has the highest temperature lavas? Which has the lowest viscosity? - Shield Volcano - Composite Volcano - Cinder Cone Thanks for any help.
Asked by mmmm - Sat Sep 19 17:16:42 2009 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Which type of these three volcanoes have the lowest silca content? Shield Volcano low silica content produces a fluid lava that flows out of a vent and builds up layer upon layer producing a "classic" volcanic cone shape. Which has the highest temperature lavas? Shield Volcano. Their lava flows are generally very hot and very fluid Which has the lowest viscosity? Shield Volcano. Extruded materials from this type of volcano mainly consist of low viscosity basaltic lava flows
Answered by Elizabeth H - Sat Sep 19 18:31:34 2009

What benefit could there be for the people who live near volcano which is being studied by scientists?
Q. Scientists can study volcanoes, but they cannot stop them erupting. If this is the case, why do scientists monitor volcanoes? What benefit could there be for the people who live near this volcano? What benefit could there be for people who live near other volcanoes?
Asked by TonyS97 - Sat Jan 16 15:33:14 2010 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Lands near volcanos are extremely fertile for agriculture; thus people live there. Also, it is not always easy to relocate. Moreover, eruptions are rare, and the benefits (fertile land) out weight the costs (eruptions).
Answered by Junior - Sat Jan 16 15:41:59 2010

What was the last volcano that erupted in California?
Q. How much damage did this cause? Which volcano is most likely is erupt next?
Asked by neko - Sat May 10 00:13:16 2008 - - 5 Answers - 0 Comments

A. The May 22, 1915, explosive eruption of Lassen Peak, California,
Answered by brandonm - Sat May 10 00:22:59 2008

A volcano just exploded in Chile, do you think this is just the start of a super eruption?
Q. I have heard there have been earthquakes non stop in the southern hemisphere, maybe a supervolcano or a super explosion is about to happen down there, remember the earthquakes in Chile, southeastern asia, and Peru, well, I guess those were the signs...this volcano Llaima in Chile just erupted today? Could that also happen in Alaska or Yellowstone? Could these volcanos be getting to ready to explode to balance global warming? Bring the world temperature back to normal?
Asked by rickster_ga - Tue Jan 1 20:10:27 2008 - - 8 Answers - 0 Comments

A. We will never know if any event is a precursor of a super eruption or any other cataclysmic geological event until the cataclysmic event actually happens. And, when it does happen there will be much debate about which preceding events signaled the impending "big one". Geothermal and seismic activity on the pacific rim will always generate a lot of interest in the scientific community, but only when there is significant loss of life or really good pictures or video does the general media pick up on it. There has been speculation over a super volcano in Yellowstone and Alaska has always been interesting seismically. But, I would not invest too much time worrying about a chain reaction setting off Alaskan or Yellowstone volcanoes. … [cont.]
Answered by Margaret - Tue Jan 1 20:33:31 2008

What is the volcano that can wash out the whole of Seattle called?
Q. There's a volcano that can erupt anytime and will destroy the whole of seattle (i think it is seattle) What is the volcano called?
Asked by unknown - Thu Dec 3 15:54:05 2009 - - 8 Answers - 0 Comments

A. It is Mount Rainier. I recently read it is the third most dangerous volcano in the U.S. It could take out Seattle if it erupts, but Tacoma would be surely doomed. And the retard who said Mt.Redoubt is retarded because mt.redoubt is in Alaska.
Answered by quitetheunusual2 - Thu Dec 3 16:00:47 2009

How do you make a good exploding volcano without baking soda, explosives, fire, fireworks or mentos?
Q. I need to make a exploding volcano with using baking soda, mentos, fire, fireworks, or explosives. It needs to be able to go up and actually explode, not just fizz. Any suggestions?
Asked by eeyore70433 - Mon Mar 2 10:40:57 2009 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments

A. I'm not sure what you mean be it has to "go up and actually explode." You can make a lava flow volcano using Ammonium Dichromate and if you add some charcoal you'lll get a nice plume of sparks. Here's some instructions
Answered by crackerjacker13 - Mon Mar 2 11:55:43 2009

What is the geological process of a volcano?
Q. Mount Vesuvius is the volcano I am doing. It's for a school project. I know that it's like tectonic plates moving and causing magma and stuff to come out but I need it in scientific terms and actual definitions of what happens and I can't seem to find anything on the internet. Thanks in advance! :)
Asked by Hannah. - Sat Jul 12 22:59:43 2008 - - 3 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Several good websites would be
Answered by Rocknocker - Sun Jul 13 12:03:22 2008

What are the effects on people after being in a volcano erruption?
Q. In my school were doing a volcano project. How would you feel if a volcano errupted in your town and you survived?? HAS it ever happened to you or one of your friends?
Asked by hotchcik1992 - Mon Apr 20 12:58:07 2009 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments

A. To begin with, they are generally scared shirtless. Let me see if Google can help. What a coincidence. They have 1 million, 30,000 hits on that topic. Scholarly articles for social psychological effects of volcanic eruption Comprehensive emergency management: Evacuating ... - Perry - Cited by 85 Psychological distress among evacuees of a volcanic ... - Ohta - Cited by 16 Evaluation of mental effects of disaster, Mount St. ... - Shore - Cited by 52 Search Results 1. The Effects of Volcanic Eruptions on Society Explosive volcanic eruptions pose both short-term and long-term hazards. ... and developing applications to mitigate the effects of disasters has global ... solidearth.jpl.nasa.gov/P AGES/volc03.html - 15k - Cached -… [cont.]
Answered by YAddictAnon - Mon Apr 20 13:04:29 2009

How can I make a realistic looking volcano?
Q. I am doing a geography project and I have to make a volcano based on Soufriere Hills. It doesnt have to look exactly like it but it would be great if it did. It doesnt have to actually work, and I dont want it to make a mess! What equipment/materials would I need?
Asked by Lollipop....Oooooh - Fri Nov 27 11:12:53 2009 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Go to Walmart in the crafts section you can buy a styrofoam cone. Also get some of the acrylic paint they have there, a burnt umber, burnt sienna, olive green, mustard yellow abd white if the volcano has snow on it, and a medium size brush. Go to hardware and get some fix-all the larger of the two containers. You'll need a board to put your volcano on too which should be made of wood. Mix the fix-all per directions in a tossable container but only enough for to make a thick pad on the board to stick your cone to the board and let dry, probably over night. Now you can cover the cone with the fix-all to shape like your volcano using whatever you can toss afterward. Fix-all hardens and its easier to toss than try to get out of the container… [cont.]
Answered by margie r. - Fri Nov 27 12:01:20 2009

How would the country prepare for a Super Volcano?
Q. How would the country/planet prepare for the eruption of Yellowstones Super Volcano? There's always a way. As soon as someone claims there isn't a way out, then it's just another way of throwing in the white flag and bending over to grab your ankles.
Asked by Aaron - Wed Jul 22 14:21:30 2009 - - 3 Answers - 0 Comments

A. I would get the f*** out of Dodge.
Answered by jack_casse - Wed Jul 22 15:54:25 2009

How should I create a model of a volcano for a science project?
Q. We need to create a model of a volcano for a science project. What should I use to make it and how? Also, I would like mine to actually erupt. The only way I know how is to put coke and mentos but pretty much everyone is doing the same thing. I want mine to be unique but how??
Asked by kaykay - Mon Mar 9 19:09:04 2009 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments

A. you need clay for making models, baking powder, red food coloring, twigs, leaves, plastic cup , plastic spoon, vinegar, and a dropper. First get a plastic cup and cover it with modeling clay then dry.put twigs for the cracks and leaves for the natural environment. put 2 spoons of baking powder and usually it would be 6 drops of red food coloring, but the color doesn't stand out so i'd just put a lot in. stir the mixture.now for the finishing touch. put 125 ml in a measuring cup. pour it in the mixture. (i'd rather do that part in class.) it exploded!
Answered by Gracky - Mon Mar 9 22:31:33 2009

Does any one know how the volcano Eldfell formed? Was it a hot spot, rift or subduction boundary?
Q. I'm doing a project on Eldfell, a volcano in Iceland. At the moment I am having a had time finding out how that volcano formed. Formed meaning, did it form from a hot spot, rift or subduction boundary?
Asked by jnowotnik_08 - Wed Feb 27 09:59:25 2008 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Take a look at this website:
Answered by wilke_alex - Wed Feb 27 10:34:59 2008

What are the primary and secondary effects of a volcano erupting?
Q. The volcano in Alaska erupted but I can't find out what the primary and secondary effects. Anyone know any of the effects?
Asked by curlyfries - Wed Mar 25 13:44:47 2009 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Volcanic Hazards Primary Hazards The direct hazards of volcanic activity are ash, dust, lava and poisonous gases. Ash and dust The explosive power of a volcanic eruption causes old lava to be blasted into tiny pieces and hurled into the air, sometimes several kilometers high, with ash and dust. The size of this material ranges from fine ash and dust particles, to pebble-sized rock fragments and volcanic bombs of molten lava, measuring 25cm or more across, that solidify as they fly through the air. These airborne fragments are known as tephra. Often, tephra is spread over a wide area. Heavy tephra falls can damage buildings, causing roofs to collapse. Ash and dust hang in the air, making it difficult for people to breathe and for… [cont.]
Answered by holly - Wed Mar 25 23:28:15 2009

What will be the casualties if mayon volcano in philippines erupts?
Q. I'm currently doing a project about volcano eruption and i want to know what will be casualties if mayon volcano erupts. Please give me more data and informations on it.Thanks!
Asked by KIKI * 0* - Tue Sep 26 09:06:19 2006 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments

A. i was there a few months ago... legazpi is pretty close to it but i think the govt is relocating people .. at least thats what i heard ... hopefully there wont be too many casualties ..
Answered by smack - Tue Sep 26 09:15:49 2006

How do you make an exploding model volcano?
Q. I'm doing this for a school project and I want it to be a cindercone volcano. I was thinkng of using caly but don't know how to make the volcano explode. Suggestions?
Asked by blue_december_skies - Thu Nov 8 19:43:51 2007 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments

A. put a M80 in it
Answered by Arthurlikesbeer - Fri Nov 9 02:19:24 2007

What are the ways to prevent a volcano eruption in Hawaii?
Q. Well I have this project and we have to tell our teacher about volcanoes in hawaii and one of the questions how can we prevent a volcano in hawaii. I surfed the net and didnt find an answear can you guys please help me?
Asked by Pat - Tue Jan 15 18:29:55 2008 - - 4 Answers - 0 Comments

A. You can't STOP a volcano any more than you can shake up a can of soda and expect it not to spew out. You can redirect the flow just like the can of soda. Click on the link below to see how the volcano actually works. Scroll down to and click Continue to the next stop The link below has 220 FAQ's *** If a volcano could be stopped they would have done it a long time ago. Instead this is what they do. Is there a way to redirect a lava flows? Yes, three methods have had marginal success. 1. Building a large earth dam to divert the flow. 2. Bombing the sides of the lava flow. 3. Pouring huge amounts of seawater on the lava flow.
Answered by LucySD - Tue Jan 15 19:04:33 2008

Why has No One suggested triggering a large Volcano to help cool the Earth?
Q. Everytime there is a large Volcano that Erupts, the ash is thrown into the Atmosphere around the planet, which blocks some solar radiation and cools the planet. The result is refreezing of Artic Ice and other Glaciers. This happened in 1980 after Mount St. Helens. Tambora & Krakatau erupted in a period known as the Little Ice Age, which cooled the planet. Why cant we use explosives to trigger a Volcano that would help cool our planet?
Asked by greatlakesmedved - Sun Aug 12 11:04:53 2007 - - 8 Answers - 0 Comments

A. This would only work if it was the eruption of a supervolcano and for all we know we may be doing this inadvertantly. By saying this I mean that by melting the polar ice caps with global warming more water will be added to the ocean and since the world is a spinning ball this water will naturally be attracted to accumulating where the centrifugal forces are the greatest, this being the equator. By shifting so much mass over the tectonic plates this could inadvertantly destabalize a fault line thus triggering a super volcanic eruption. The next next super volcanic eruption which is due is that of Yellowstone, and it should probably erupt within the next 20,000 years or so, but given what I suggested above, who knows, maybe it will come… [cont.]
Answered by berickf - Wed Aug 15 00:07:49 2007

How do people escape from volcano eruptions if there was going to be one?
Q. Im just saying. If there was going to be an eruption. Would the town notify them? How are they given instructions? Is it through mail, tv, radio, etc? Are they usually given enough time to escape( I would think because there are many given signs of a volcano eruption that will be occurringg in the near future) ?
Asked by sammi_6222 - Sun Nov 29 01:17:19 2009 - - 3 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Most (if not all) volcanoes will have a period of seismic activity running up to the actual eruption. If these earthquakes appear to be strong enough, the local emergency management organization will notify residents in the possible affected area to evacuate (Mt. St. Helens, Mt. Pinatubo, etc.). Of course, the method of notification will change from country to country, state to state, city to city (assuming that there is an EMO in the first place) Evacuation methods will be different depending on the eruptive history of the volcano. An explosive volcano, like Mt. Pinatubo in the Philippines will demand a very large scale evacuation to prevent death from lahars, lava flows, lava bombs, and ash fall and inhalation. These evacuations… [cont.]
Answered by Mark V - Sun Nov 29 01:44:14 2009