Get ready. Get set. Get steady… for a lesson on…. VOLCANOES! (Just because I know you love them so much ) (images are from Goo. Gle Images. )
Where in the world…? What is the Ring of Fire? • The Pacific Ring of Fire is an area of frequent earthquakes and volcanic eruptions encircling the basin of the Pacific Ocean. • The Ring of Fire has 452 volcanoes and is home to over 50% of the world's active and dormant volcanoes. • Ninety percent of the world's earthquakes and 81% of the world's largest earthquakes occur along the Ring of Fire. • http: //www. volcano. si. edu/world/find_regions. cfm
Did you know? • Interesting fact: On average, one or two eruptions per year worldwide originate from volcanoes with no previous historical activity or after being dormant for tens of hundreds of years. The most violent eruptions occur after long periods of inactivity. Eruptions from these types of volcanoes represent some of the worst natural disasters…. .
Yes. The ‘P’ word…POMPEII! 20, 000 people died because Mt Vesuvius erupted in Ad 79… Were the people of Pompeii aware that Mt Vesuvius was about to erupt? THERE WERE SIGNS.
http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=u 2 V 2 k. A Gp 91 I (“EDUCATIONAL VOLCANO ANIMATION”) http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=ryr. XAGY 1 dm. E&feature=related “Plate Tectonics”