VOLCANOES

MOUNT AUGUSTINE

LOCATION OF MOUNT AUGUSTINE

• The volcano is located in the south central coastal Alaska
• On the Augustine Island.
• Augustine islands in cook intent.

LAST EUROPTION

LAST ERUPTION

• The last eruption of Mount Augustine was on January 11 2006

VOLCANOES IN THE WORLD

MOUNT Vesuvius

WHERE IS IT LOCATED

• The volcano is located in Naples Italy

AGE OF ROCK AND LAST ERUPTION

• The age of the rock is25000 years old
• The last eruption of the volcano was on March 18 1944

THE CAUSES OF A VOLCANO

HOW THEY ORIGINATE

• They originate when magma gets into the crust
• Magma gathers in the magma chamber
• The magma will erupt
• Citation windows to the universe.

TECTONIC PLATES

• The plates meet and can cause volcanic activity as well as earth quakes
• There are 8 plates North American plate South American plate
• Antarctic plate Eurasian pale African plate Indian Austrian plate Nazca and the pacific plate

DIFFERENCE BETWEEN MAGMA AND LAVA

• Magma is still underground
• Lava comes from Greek avalanche meaning falling down
• Cited source volcano world

REQUIREMENTS FOR A VOLCANO TO BE ACTIVE

• The volcano must of erupted in at least 10,000 years
• For a volcano to be extinct.
• The volcano must not have magma anymore or erupted in over 10,000 years
• Cited source Wikipedia.

ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECT

• They negatively effect the enviroment
• They give off toxic gases such as co2
• They destroy life like trees and plants