
Four Ways to
"Make" a Mountain
Cross Section of a
Typical Volcano

Types of Volcanoes

Ilha Nova II
Parícutin
"The Corn Field Volcano"
Mount Pinatubo
scene of one of the largest volcanic eruptions in
modern history
Mount St. Helens
March 20-May 18, 1980
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Mohole Project
a project to drill a hole four or five inches in
diameter down to the boundary between the earth's
crust and mantle
San Andreas Fault
extends more than 750 miles from off the coast of
northwestern California to the southeastern part
of the state near the Mexican border
Chile Earthquake of 1960
one of the most powerful earthquakes ever
recorded
Portugal Earthquake of
1755
one of the largest earthquakes ever felt in
Europe
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