“Learning Some Interesting Facts About Volcanoes”
Scavenger Hunt-Internet Research

 
 (Note you will leave the CCSD website)

1. What is a volcanologist? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Answers can be found at: http://www.volcanolive.com/volcanologist.html

2. Name two of the world’s most dangerous volcanoes and tell where they are located?
   1. Name:________________________ location:______________________
   2. Name:________________________ location:______________________

Answers can be found at: http://www.volcanolive.com/dangerous.html

3. What can cause or trigger a volcano to erupt? Name three triggers:

1._________________ 2.________________ 3.__________________

Answers can be found at: http://www.volcanolive.com/eruptions2.html

Answer can be found at: http://www.volcanolive.com/theistareykjarbunga.html

5. What is the definition of Magma?

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Answer can be found at: http://pubs.usgs.gov/gip/volcus/page42.html#glossary

6. What is the word for Volcano in Japanese? ________________________

Choose another language for the word volcano. What is the word?___________
What is the language or country it comes from?________________________

Answers can be found at: http://www.volcanoworld.org/vwdocs/vw_hyperexchange/multiNames.html

7. Name any three parts of a volcano (from the diagram (picture)

A.___________________B.___________________ C.___________________

Answers can be found at: http://www.volcanoworld.org/vwdocs/vw_hyperexchange/parts.html

8. What happened on January 20, 1835? (Hint: Put your mouse over the calendar on January 20^th ) ______________________________________________________________
Answer can be found at: http://volcano.und.nodak.edu/vwdocs/history/EventCalendar.html

9. Scroll down the page and locate the United States and click on the United States.

1. Choose any state from the list, what is the state’s name?________________________
2. Name two volcanoes found in that state (You can click on the volcano to see it’s picture.)

1._______________________ 2.______________________

Answer can be found at http://volcano.und.nodak.edu/vwdocs/volc_images/sorted_by_country.html

10. How safe is our area from volcanoes? (Choose Albany)

Are we at risk?___________________________________

Answer can be found at: http://www.volcanolive.com/usa3.html

By Miss Rabinowitz-K-12 Instructional Technology Coordinator
Updated 2004-2005
Prepared for a Study of Natural Disasters-Third Grade Science Curriculum