Volcano Cyberhunt

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Introduction:

In this cyberhunt, you will learn about volcanoes, answering 5 questions dealing with topics including the world’s largest volcano and which planet has the most volcanoes.

Read each question carefully. Following each question is a cyberlink that will take you to a website. Somewhere in that website is the answer. Please write your answers in your cyberhunt journal.

To return to this page, click the Back button.

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Questions:

What causes the layer of molten rock that serves as the Earth’s mantle to be agitated all the time?

www.nationalgeographic.com/eye/volcanoes/phenomena.html

Over 500,000 years ago, what formed the islands of Hawaii?

http://www.field-trips.org/tours/sci/volcano/_tourlaunch1.htm

What are the six different types of volcanoes?

http://vulcan.wr.usgs.gov/Glossary/VolcanoTypes/volcano_types.html

What is the name of the largest volcano on Earth? In which state is it found?

volcano.und.nodak.edu/vwdocs/volc_images/north_america/hawaii/mauna_loa.html

Earth is not the only volcanic planet. Which planet in our solar system has the most volcanoes?

http://volcano.und.nodak.edu/vwdocs/planet_volcano/venus/intro.html

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Credits:

http://arapaho.nsuok.edu/~mckeec/

http://teacher.scholastic.com/lessonrepro/reproducibles/instructor/cyberhunt/0302/kids.html