Category: Earth

Composite Volcanoes – The Most Explosive Volcanoes Composite volcanoes, also known as stratovolcanoes, are a lot more explosive than other volcanoes. Stratovolcanoes are one of the most dangerous types of volcanoes. The large, cone-shaped volcanoes form on subduction zones called plate boundaries. The magma contains more silica making it more viscous. The thick, viscous magma…

The Danger of Volcanoes Volcanoes have lava in them that is really hot and dangerous to be around or touch.There lava builds up and makes a burst that is called an eruption.Volcanoes can be found in many different places but are usually found around the Ring of Fire.They also are found on the borders of…

Volcanoes Activity in Papua New Guinea The earth is made up of three main layers namely the crust, the mantle, and the core. The crust is a thick solid rock, the mantle also referred to as magma is a thick molten rock and the core has an eccentric slid surrounded by liquid. Temperatures inside the…

Mount Merapi Volcano – One of World’s Most Active Volcanoes Mount Merapi is located in Central Java in Indonesia. Its inside the Ring of Fire its on the destructive plate boundary between the Indo-Australian and the Eurasian plate. Its the second most active volcano in the nation. The volcano is 2 930 m high and…

Emergency Response to a Volcano Eruption More time is taken to respond to a volcano eruption and this depends on the distance from the volcano. In the same perspective, fewer dangers are encountered when people are located further from the area of the volcano. Around the volcano area, the potential and immediate dangers include damage…

Volcanoes and Their Origin, Features and Types An Earthquake also known as tremor or quake, an Earthquake is the behavior by the earths surface blocks to suddenly slide past one another casing tearing of the blocks. The plane from which the block slides from is refferred to as fault plane. The position that is below…

The Nature of Volcanoes: Types and Effects For centuries, people across different civilizations had been terrified by the display of power that volcanic eruptions present, and they interpreted them as a sign of wrath and vengeance of gods. Clearly, with the progress of the modern science, volcanoes have been demystified; particularly, the development of the…

An Overview of The Volcanoes in Hawaii and Their Histories The volcanoes in Hawaii are formed on a chain of hotspots in the ocean known as the Hawaiian Emperor Seamount chain. The hotspot location climaxes, resulting in a shield volcano, and then dies out, reappearing on the trail of the chain, creating a new volcano.…

Essay on CFCs as the Cause of Destroying the Earths Ozone Layer CFCs have useful properties such as coolant liquids in refrigerators and aerosol sprays but studies in the 1980s revealed that they are the cause of destroying the Earths ozone layer. How was this problem addressed? Introduction Halogen derivatives are new compounds acquired when…

Essay on Earth Day Earth day is an annual day when events are held globally to increase recognition and appreciation of the earth`s herbal environment. Earth day reminds us that we all share an identical planet. We are accountable for what and how we use it. Earth day is celebrated in more than one hundred…