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PROBLEM: Which volcanoes on our planet pose the greatest risk to human life?
HYPOTHESIS: Form a hypothesis about where you think the most hazardous volcanoes are located on Earth.
Think about the potential risk to people and property near the volcano when formulating your hypothesis.
OBJECTIVE:
1. You will GATEHR and COMMUNICATE data about THREE volcanoes in different parts of the
world.
2. Form CONCLUSIONS about the hazards posed by the volcanoes based on their size, location, lava type and eruptive
history.
PROCEDURE
1. Select a country and find out if there are any volcanoes in that country.
If not continue selecting until you find a county with volcanoes.
2. Repeat step 1 for at least TWO OTHER volcanoes
(preferably in different countries) and complete a data table for each volcano; listing the following
information:
VOLCANO NAME
COUNTRY
LOCATION OF VOLCANO (latitude & longitued)
TYPE OF VOLCANO
COMPOSITION OF LAVA/EXPLOSIVENESS
DATE OF LAST ERUPTION
ERUPTION INTERVAL
(number of eruptions over a period of time)
HEIGHT OF VOLCANO
DISTANCE TO NEAREST POPULATION CENTER
APPROX.
# OF PEOPLE LIVING NEAR VOLCANO
TYPES OF POTENTIAL HAZARDS
HUMAN HAZARD RANKING (high,medium,low)
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