Monday, March 18, 2024

Volcano Eruption - When magma becomes lava!!!

 Hello everyone,

    This is my first post. Did you read the news about the recent Iceland volcanic eruption? Volcanos erupted several times since 2021. According to the information available online, the same volcano erupted 4 times since December. Actually, do you know what a volcano means? A volcano looks like a mountain but it has an opening where magma comes out. While it is inside it is called magma, but after it comes out it is called lava. 

    When a volcano erupts it is called a natural disaster. While it is not erupting or not looking like it is going to erupt soon, it is called a dormant volcano. Mount Shasta is an example of a dormant volcano. Scientists say it last erupted about 3,200 years ago.



 
                                                                    Picture of  Mount Shasta



A simple volcano experiment: 


Items needed:

1 paper plate or paper towel
1 teaspoon of baking soda
1 cup water
Red color
1/2 teaspoon of Citric Acid


Method:

Step 1: Put the Red color into the water
Step 2: Put baking soda and citric acid into a cup and mix it into the water
Step 3: Wait for it to erupt

Note: The red color made the water look like lava

1 comment:

  1. I was right there, in front of Mount Shasta.

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