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…and fluorine in these chemicals act as catalysts, reforming ozone (O3) molecules and monatomic oxygen into molecular oxygen (O2). In volcanic eruptions, the sulfate aerosols released are a natural cause of ozone depletion. The hydrolysis of N2O5 on sulfate aerosols…

…below earths crust which can rise to igneous rocks. Lava: Magma which has flowed over the earths surface. Ash: A fragment of solidified lava, less than 4mm across, ejected during explosive volcanic eruptions. Vent: An opening in the crust through…

…is a Stratovolcano. 4.) Dante’s Peak last eruption was about 7,000 years ago. 5.) Prior to Dante’s Peak awakening I would rate the activity level of the volcano dormant. Dormant means that it has not erupted in recent history but evidence suggests it might. Like I…

…continental plates. The boundaries of the zones are where tectonic activities occur, and where earthquakes and volcanic eruptions tend to happen. The plate tectonics theory was thought up in the 1960s and 1970s, with ideas taken from Wegener’s earlier thoughts…

…storm is shocking. The causes of tsunamis derive from earthquakes, landslides, or volcanic eruptions, which can cause a high death and/or injury rate. A tsunami that is caused by an undersea earthquake is also called a seismic sea wave. Scientists…

…movements. In the same way Dead Sea animals turn into oil and gas. <Tab/> How people prepare themselves for volcanic eruption? People prepare themselves for a volcanic eruption by firstly making plans before the eruption occurs, they don't…

…. An eruption in 1815 in Tambora, Indonesia was crowned the largest volcanic eruption in history. [It] was sometimes called 'eighteen hundred and froze to death' because of extraordinary weather changes, including snow falling in mid-summer. The eruption triggered…

…the earth in wave form, just as ripples are generated when a pebble is dropped into water. Volcanic eruptions, rockfalls, landslides, and explosions can also cause a quake, but most of these are of only local extent. Damage Caused by Earthquakes The effects…

…. The magma contains to flow into crevices and pockets and pressure builds up. Earthquakes can sometimes open up the pockets and allow the pressure to be released. Other times a earthquake will follow a volcanic eruption, although it is recorded that earthquakes…

…the years (USGS 2). When Kilauea Started erupting it threw a lot of Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) into the atmosphere. When it combined with water it created volcanic smog or 'vog.' When Kilauea wasn't erupting continuously, the Trade winds would blow it away. But when…