Hi i’m Bob
i’m michele
i’m Rachel
“I’m done with my crumb. Can I fly and play over there Michele?” said Alex. “No, Bob we are about to fly home. I don't want you to get into a game then have me, as your babysitter, have to pull you away from. Then you would probably throw a fit and not let me finish my crumb,” said Michele.
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Michele and Bob were flying home and Bob saw a poster on a telephone pole. “Hey Michele, there is a new exhibit at the museum. Can we go?” “Ok, that sounds fun!” said Michele.
This is sooooo fun!!
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“Hi! I’m Rachel the new tour guide here at the museum. Would you like a tour?” “Yes, please,” said Michele and Bob at the same time. “We want to see the tectonic plates exhibit. Can we?” “Yes, it just opened today,” said Rachel, and they flew to the next room.
here’s the museum
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“Rachel what are plates?” said Michele. “Tectonic plates are like a jigsaw puzzle of the earth’s crust. Crust is the stuff you're standing on. There are eight major plates.” “I have so many questions! Do plates move?”said Bob. “Yes, the plates are sitting on hot magma. Hot magma is the stuff that shoots out of volcanoes. The pressure of the hot magma makes the plates move,” said Rachel. “How come I never feel it moving?” said Alex. “It moves slowly, 2 inches per year. The plates can get stuck and when they eventually move, that’s an earthquake,” said Rachel.
North american plate
eurasian plate
african plate
PACIFIC Plate
Nazca plate
south american plate australian plate
antarctic plate
“What is an earthquake?” asked Alex. “Earthquakes occur when tectonic plates either bump, scrape, or glide by each other. There are three different kinds of earthquakes: strike slip fault, reverse fault/thrust fault, and normal fault,” buzzed Rachel.
“The first type of fault is the strike slip fault. That happens when two pieces of tectonic plates rub against each other, creating a quake that can rock the earth,” said Rachel.
“A normal fault happens when the tectonic plates pull away from each other and one piece slumps down.”
“Reverse fault happens when the plates pull away from each other, but unlike a normal fault, one plate juts up instead of going down.” “Is there a way scientists can measure earthquakes?” asked Bob. 5
“Yes, there is!” Rachel responded, “It’s called the Richter Scale.This scale was invented by Charles Richter in 1935. This scale shows us how severe an earthquake is. The biggest earthquake on record happened in Chile on May 22, 1960. It had a magnitude of 9.5 on the Richer Scale. The farther up the scale, the more damage occurs. For example, 1 to 2 on the scale can rarely be felt by humans or can be mistaken for something else. On the other hand, even a 7 can have disastrous results, killing thousands, leaving lots of people homeless and costing millions of dollars to repair.” Learning is so fun!
you’re right it really is.
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“But Michele, sometimes faults can happen underwater, triggering a enormous wave that can kill animals, people, and destroy buildings in two-seconds! This wave is called a tsunami. The name tsunami comes from the Japanese words harbor (tsu) and wave (nami). Tsunamis can start or trigger in 4 different way: volcanic eruption, underwater landslides, meteorites, and earthquakes. All four can have disastrous results.” “The worst tsunami was in 2004. It hit 11 countries and killed 220,000 people, and the force was like 23,000 atomic bombs,” Rachel said. “Is there a way that scientists can predict tsunamis?” Alex asked. “Sadly, no, Alex. We still can’t predict tsunamis or earthquakes, but people are watching the ocean from above on satellites to see if they can see the tsunamis coming and hopefully save people’s lives. Tsunamis will always be a problem, but someday we hope we can stop tsunamis or predict them,” said Michele with a sigh as they flew to the next room.
yeah.
It’s kinda sad.
yeah it is.
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As they all flew, their necks were craned looking at the new exhibit. They all hovers there in awe. “That’s so cool,” said Alex looking at the giant volcano picture peering out from the velvet ropes that guarded the volcano. “Yes, I think so too,” said Elena. “It’s one of the new exhibits,” said Michele. “Can we see more in the museum?” Alex asked Elena. “Can you teach me more about this exhibit?” said Alex. “Can you show me what the inside of a volcano looks like?” “Sure,” said Michele.
cool! this is awesome
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“This volcano is a composite volcano. The composite volcanoes are steeper and more violent. All volcanoes’ lava or magma flows from the bottom of the magma chamber to the main vent. Then the lava or magma flows out of the crater of the volcano. When the lava flows out of the volcano, it forms an ash cloud, which causes ash to fall to the ground.”
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“This is a volcano,” said Michele. “This volcano is forming underwater. That means when it explodes there will be an island formed.” “So volcanoes can make new land,” said Michele. “Oooooh” said Alex. “Can you tell me more about what happens when the volcano explodes?” “Sure!” said Michele.
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“When the volcano explodes,the magma or lava will harden and form an island in the water,” said Michele. “That is so neat. So it makes new islands in the water,” said Alex. “Yes, it does,” said Michele. “That is pretty fascinating,” said Elena. “I would not have known that if you did not explain that to me and Alex,” she said.
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“Shield volcanoes have small sloping sides that slowly build up over time. The lava flows down the sides slowly because of the gently sloping sides. Sheild volcanoes are low but can be quite wide. The lava flow is very basic, meaning the flow is not violent. and have no big explosions and just slides down the sides at a medium pace. Shield volcanoes can be 8,000 feet from the bottom of the volcano and up to 10 miles long!” said Rachel to Bob and Michele.
“Now I will tell you about Lava dome volcanoes. They are a type of volcano that slope up into a volcano shape that comes up and onto a dome shape. These are about as steep as composite volcanoes. When they erupt, magma comes up from the bottom of the volcano that is at the earths crust and slides down the sides. They do not explode violently, but are usually followed by explosive activity because the lava slowly builds up then explodes into an eruption.”
“Cinder cone volcanoes are one of the most common types of volcano. They are taller and steeper than composite volcanoes, and have only one opening on the top. They consist of ashes, rocks, and debris that sometimes fly out of the volcano during an eruption. The eruptions are full of gas and very hot lava. They have very violent and dangerous explosions. And are my favorite kind of volcano.” said rachele “Lava dome volcanoes are a type of volcano that slope up into a volcano shape that comes up and onto a dome shape. These are about as steep as composite volcanoes. When they erupt, magma comes up from the bottom of the volcano that is at the earths crust and slides down the sides. They do not explode violently, but are usually followed by explosive activity because the lava slowly builds up then explodes into an eruption.”said Rachele as they looked at pictures of the volcanos. 13
ash cloud
crater
ash
lava flow
secondary vent
main vent
magma chamber
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wow this is such a educational museum!
this is so cool!
And this is a cinder cone volcano.
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As Alex and Elena buzzed into the next room, they saw a picture of four volcanoes. “The volcanoes have special names because there are different kinds and each kind has a different type of explosion,” said Rachel. As they flew through the doors of the next room, Rachel started to explain about the volcanoes. “There are four types of volcanoes: composite, shield, cinder cone, and lava dome. There is a special place in Hawaii called “The Ring of Fire.” It consists of 75% of our world’s volcanoes,” explained Michele. Just then a new swarm of flies burst through the door. “Sorry I have to go now,” Rachel said gesturing toward the door. “Bye! Thank you for the tour,” said Michele and Alex at the same time as they flew out the door. As they walked home they talked about all the new things they had learned, and about how amazing the picture were.
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