7.+Volcanoes+(85+pts)

Brochure Theme #7:** Volcanoes ** POTENTIAL MUSEUM POINTS: 85 pts ** Front cover:  **  - Creative title (3 pts)  - Eye-catching picture/illustration (5 pts) ** Back cover:  **  - Your name and class section (2 pts)  - What would the emergence of a new volcano in Henderson mean for the area? (15 pts)  o How would people’s lives be affected?  o What factors would be important to consider?  o What would this tell geologists about plate activity near NC? ** Inside flaps:  ** - Draw a general diagram of a volcano and include: (5 pts) o Magma o The pipe o The neck o Pyroclastic materials - Viscosity is an important property associated with volcanoes (20 pts) o Define viscosity o How is temperature related to viscosity? o How is gas content related to viscosity? o How is silica content related to viscosity? o How is viscosity related to the explosiveness of a volcanic eruption? - Volcanic eruptions can range from violent and fast, to slow and gentle. Analyze the difference materials that come from volcanoes. (10 pts) o What are the two types of lava flows? Describe each. o Which lava flow is generally more viscous? o Describe pyroclastic materials and give at least 3 examples. - There are several different types of volcanoes. (10 pts) o What determines the form a volcano will take? o Describe the three general types of volcanoes and give a geographic example of each. - Volcanoes around the world. (15 pts) o Where are MOST volcanoes found? o What is so “special” about this area? o What other events occur here?