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Plate Tectonics

• Introduction
• Earth structure
• Tectonic Plates
• Pangaea
• Faults
• Convergent Faults ( Continental-continental boundary)
• Convergent Faults (Oceanic-continental boundary)
• Convergent Faults (Oceanic-oceanic boundary)
• Divergent Faults
• Transform Faults
• History of Plate Tectonics
• Alfred Wegener

Vulcano

• Vulcano

Extrusive Vulcanicity

Types of Volcanoes

• Calderas
• Cinder Cones
• Composite Volcanoes
• Domes
• Shield Volcanoes

Structure of a Volcano

• Structure of a volcano

Intrusive Vulcanicity

• Introduction
• Batholith
• Dyke
• Laccolith
• Sill

Eruption

Eruption Styles

• Introduction
• Flood basalts
• Hawaiian eruptions
• Icelandic eruptions
• Pelean eruptions and nuees ardentes
• Phreatic and phreatomagmatic eruptions
• Plinian eruptions
• Strombolian eruptions
• Subglacial eruptions
• Submarine eruptions
• Surtseyan eruptions
• Vulcanian eruptions

• Ash and Dust
• Volcanic Bombs
• Lapillus
• Pumice

Features of Lava-flows

• Features of lava
• Sheet lavas
• Pahoehoe lavas
• Lava tubes
• Surface features of pahoehoe flows
• Lava lakes
• Lava casts
• Volatile emissions from lava
• Changes from pahoehoe to aa surfaces
• Aa lavas
• Surface features of aa flows
• Block lavas
• Land slope and lava-flows
• Coastal lava-flows
• Malpais

Magmas

• Andesitic Magma
• Basaltic Magma
• Granitic Magma
• Factors Affecting Viscosity

Hydrothermal Eruptions

• Introduction
• Fumaroles and solfataras
• Geysers and hot springs

Instruments and Preventions

• Introduction
• Continual surveillance
• Danger assessment
• Gas and steam emissions
• Hazard assessment maps
• Long-term predictions
• Preventive measures in response to an eruption
• Prediction in perspective
• Prediction and society
• Seismographic monitoring
• Surveillance of volcanoes
• Tiltmeters

Benefits

• Introduction
• Fertile Soils
• Fossil Fuels
• Geothermal Energy
• Ore Deposits

Hazards

• Introduction

Primary Hazards

• Gas eruptions
• Flows and floods of pumice and ash

Secondary Hazards

• Blasts and debris avalanches
• Lahars or volcanic mudflows
• Tsunamis

Hot News

• Articles from CNN.com

Volcanoes in the World

Volcanoes in Different Regions

• Africa
• Australia
• Europe and West Asia
• North America
• North Asia
• South America
• Southeast Asia

Detailed Accounts of Historical Eruptions

• Introduction
• Capelinhos, 29 September 1957
• El Chichon, 28 March 1982
• Heimaey, 22 January 1973
• Lanzarote, 1730-36
• Montagne Pelee, 8 May 1902
• Nevado del Ruiz, 13 November 1985
• Pinatubo, 14 June 1991
• The Minoan eruption of Santorini
• Mount St. Helens, 18 May 1980
• Vesuvius, AD 79

Vulcanicity for Kids

• Introducing volcanoes
• What Causes Volcanoes?
• Volcanic Hazards
• Volcanic Disasters
• Volcanic Landscapes
• Benefits of Volcanoes
• Predicting Eruptions

Resources

Videos　

• Fogo
• Kilauea
• Mount Etna
• Stromboli

Notes

• Notes

PowerPoints

• PowerPoint presentations

Test Papers

• Test Papers

Links

• Links

Fun Stuffs

Poems

• Fire and Ice　
• Leaves of Grass
• On my volcano grows the grass
• Volcanoes be in Sicily
• A still - Volcano - Life
• Untitled
• The Volcano Erupts
• Bye Town Bye
• Terror in the Village
• A Tribute to Volcanoes
• A Poem

Extracts

• Death of a City
• The Campi Phlegraei

Stories/Journals

• The Message of the Volcano
• Volcano: Ground Zero
• The Story of Kilauea Volcano

Paintings

• Catal Huyuk
• Last Day of Pompeii
• Krakatau 1883

Songs

• Volcanoes

Postage Stamps

• Cook
• Damavand
• Surtsey
• Tinakula
• Kavachi

Comics

• At least I don't feel self-conscious here
• Old smokey
• A volcano in bed with a lava lamp on the bedside table
• The Gods are angry
• Mount Doom
• The Nonsense Verse of Eward Lear

Gods / Goddesses

• Atlas
• Pele
• Vulcan
• Hephaistos
• Prometheus
• Cyclops

Interactive

Games

• Jigsaw puzzle (4x4)
• Jigsaw puzzle (7x7)
• Slide puzzle (4x4)
• Slide puzzle (6x6)
• Word search
• Guessing words

Quizzes

• Quiz (easy)
• Quiz (hard)

Message Board

• Message board

Vulcanicity chatroom

• Chatroom

Guestbook

• View guestbook
• Sign guestbook

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Creators

Students

• Crystal Chiu
• Emily Cheung

Coach

• Kenny Kwok

TRADITIONAL CHINESE 繁體中文

• 火山
• 板塊運動是什麼?
• 火山地形
• 火山的外貌
• 火山噴發形式
• 火山噴出物
• 什麼是火成岩
• 火山伴生現象
• 災害的影響
• 世界火山的分佈
• 看看你知多少

SIMPLIFIED CHINESE 简体中文

火山作用

• 火山

• 板块运动是什么?

• 火山地形

• 火山的外貌

• 火山喷发形式

• 火山喷出物

• 什么是火成岩

• 火山伴生现象

• 灾害的影响

• 世界火山的分布

• 看看你知多少