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     VolcanoWorld    This is a link to the best volcano web site in the world! 
         Directions:    Follow along in order. Find the answers on the VolcanoWorld web site.  You will need to READ and SEARCH !
    A.  Volcanoes
    1. Click on "Current eruptions":
        a. List the name of the volcano which most recently erupted, the date of the volcanic activity, a few sentences about the events, and the location with Latitude and Longitude. 
     
        b. Name and describe a volcano in the United States which has errupted most recently. (NOT Kilauea )
         ( Write 3 or 4 sentences describing the volcanic activity, etc...)

         c.  Click on Kilauea, Hawaii, U.S.A.
    Describe the events  in 3 or 4 sentences.
    		   B. Adventures

    1. Click Back to "Volcanoes", and then back to "VolcanoWorld".   Click on "Adventures" at the top.

    2. Choose the third adventure, 
    "Volcano Expedition from the field in Costa Rica"
      a. Click on the Video introduction by Volcanologist, David Hilton, Ph.D.  Summarize his introduction. 
       
     b. Click on "The Expedition" at the top. 
           
    1.) What causes the volcanoes in Costa Rica? 
           
     2. ) What are the names of the two tectonic plates? 
        
    c. Click on "Volatiles and Volcanoes" - 
            
     1.) What is the key for determining if a volcano will be violent or passive?  
         
         2.) Are volcanoes in Costa Rica passive or violent? Why? 
           
       3.) What are volatiles? 
           
       4.) How are volatiles produced?
     
       C. In the Lab: 
    The Costa Rican Expedition
    1. Click on "In the Lab"
    2. Name the three lead scientists and their colleges.
    3. Name and describe three pieces of equipment from the lab.    		   D. The Expedition Journals: The Costa Rican Expedition
    1. Click on the daily log - January 9, 2001 - on the calendar.
    2. Read and summarize the expedition journal for that date.
       E. About the Volcanoes:
    The Costa Rican Expedition
    1. Click on " About the Volcanoes"
    2. Describe the information about Arenal, Irazu, and Poas ( volcano names)    		  

      
     
Last Modified on April 9, 2008