Fourth Grade Geology Scavenger Hunt

1. The earth's surface is actually very fragile and rests on tectonic plates. Can you describe them and tell how many there are?
   http://www.pbs.org/wnet/savageearth/hellscrust/index.html 
   
   
    
2. We know the earth's surface that is solid is the continental crust, but is there a crust on the ocean?
   http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/astronomy/planets/earth/Inside.shtml
   
   
    
3. How hot does it get at the inner core of the earth?
   http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/astronomy/planets/earth/Inside.shtml
   
   
    
4. What is magma and when does it become lava?
   http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/volcano/index.shtml
   
   
   
    
5. Look at the drawing of a volcano. What do you think the purpose of the vent is and can there be more than one vent?
   http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/volcano/index.shtml
   
   
   
    
6. Where is the largest volcano on earth and how tall is it?
   http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/volcano/index.shtml
   
   
   
    
7. Where is the tallest volcano in the solar system and how tall is it?
   http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/volcano/index.shtml
   
   
    
8. List the site of the most current volcano eruption and tell us the elevation (how high it is and its location, in degrees- you need to click on the TOP volcano listed under the picture. You will have to press BACK twice to get to the next question).
   http://volcano.und.edu/vwdocs/current_volcs/current.html 
   
   
   
    
9. What is a cinder volcano and about how tall might it be?
   http://www.windows.ucar.edu/cgi-bin/tour_def/earth/interior/cinder_cone.html
   
   
   
    
10. What is a composite volcano? Look at the picture at the bottom of the page and tell how it looks different from a cinder volcano.
    http://www.educ.uvic.ca/faculty/mroth/438/VOLCANO/COMPOSITE.html
    
    
    
     
11. What forms a shield volcano?
    http://vulcan.wr.usgs.gov/Glossary/ShieldVolcano/description_shield_volcano.html
    
    
    
     
12. Mt. St. Helens is a volcano in the United States. When did it last erupt and what happened to the environment around it?
    http://www.fema.gov/kids/volhelen.htm 
    
    
    
     
13. What do you find most interesting about volcanoes and do you ever want to see one? If so how would you like to explore one?