Volcanoes Assignment

Use the drop-down menus to complete each statement about Steven Businger's work with volcanoes in Hawaii. Volcanoes release a hazy smoke called ______________. Steven Businger helped develop a _______________ ___________ that predicts how this smoke spreads. To model the smoke conditions, scientists measure the amount of _____________ ______________ gas a volcano is spewing.

vog computer model sulfur dioxide

Fill in the blanks to describe the work of Ben Kennedy, a volcanologist who works in New Zealand. To learn more about why his pumice sample was shrinking, Ben Kennedy studied _________________ This material is similar to pumice because both are full of air _____________ Kennedy found that the shrinking had to do with molten rock's surface _______________ which is the force that holds a droplet of water together.

foam bubbles tension

How do volcanoes function as a disruptive force? Check all that apply.

force people to flee their homes pollute the air with volcanic smoke make airplanes fly around ash clouds

David Fee studies sound waves so deep and low that humans cannot hear them. What are these low frequencies called?

infrasound

Which tasks does a volcanologist do to study volcanoes? Check all that apply.

use autoclaves to imitate the interior of a volcano simulate volcanic explosions with computer programs study lava samples listen to the sounds of the interior of a volcano