Kenneth's Geography Blog: Super Volcanoes

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Super volcanoes: The Video

Super volcanoes: The Video
(Watch it here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=WF-RKzqNtz0 )

Key Ideas

· The impact of super volcanoes can be enormous, ranging from a local to a global scale

· Super volcanoes are rare, they erupt frequency is very low and people always doubt that a super volcano will erupt

· Super volcanoes have interesting and unique natural features that draw people to look and research

· Geologists and scientists are constantly doing research to try and pinpoint and predict a super volcano’s eminent eruptions

Key Words

Caldera, Geyser, Seismic Activity, Geothermal, Seismic Meter,

My Definition/ Actual Definition Of Supervolcanoes

Definitions of super volcanoes

My definition: A volcano that has more destructive power compared to composite and shield volcanoes.

Actual Definition: A volcano that has a huge eruption scale, it erupts at least 1000 km³of material and can cause destruction from a local to a global stage.

Wednesday, February 1, 2012

Success Criteria (2/2/12) Super Volcanoes

1. I can understand the characteristics of a super volcano

2. I can differentiate between normal volcanoes and super volcanoes