Is it crowded in Washington, DC?

Is it crowded in Washington, DC? Summer in Washington, DC is hot and crowded. DC tends to be very humid, so walking around to tour all the outside sites will leave you feeling a bit sticky. Specifically, heading to DC at the end of August when schools are in, but Congress is still out is […]

Is a volcanic mountain a convergent boundary?

Is a volcanic mountain a convergent boundary? Hear this out loudPauseVolcanoes are a vibrant manifestation of plate tectonics processes. Volcanoes are common along convergent and divergent plate boundaries. Volcanoes are also found within lithospheric plates away from plate boundaries. Why are earthquakes and volcanic eruptions common in a convergent plate boundary? Hear this out loudPauseEarthquakes, […]

How was Kelud volcano formed?

How was Kelud volcano formed? Gunung Kelud is a composite stratovolcano built by the accumulation of numerous lava flows (eastern and northeastern flanks) pyroclastic flows, pyroclastic surges and lahar deposits from the youngest activity of the volcano. What is the tectonic setting of Mount Kelud? Mt Kelud is located between the Pacific, Eurasian, and Australian […]

Do natural disasters happen in the UK?

Do natural disasters happen in the UK? The UK’s geographical location exposes it to the risk of natural disasters such as hurricanes, storms, heat waves, low temperatures, and flooding. In September 1782, about 3,500 people were killed during the Central Atlantic hurricane of 1782 while about 2,000 people died in the UK alone in the […]

Where do you think this pillow lava erupted?

Where do you think this pillow lava erupted? Pillow lava is commonly cited as the most abundant geologic landform on Earth’s surface. As described above, pillows form at low, though imprecisely known, flow rates. Pillow lavas have been observed while forming on the shallow submarine slopes of Hawaii, where subaerial lava flows enter the sea, […]

Are volcanic bombs?

Are volcanic bombs? A volcanic bomb is a mass of molten rock (tephra) larger than 64 mm (2.5 inches) in diameter, formed when a volcano ejects viscous fragments of lava during an eruption. They cool into solid fragments before they reach the ground. What type of volcano has bombs? Some of the Earth’s grandest mountains […]

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