Welcome to My page about volcanoes. Here we have information on volcanoes, links to other sites about volcanoes, and also, pictures of me and my family on Mt. Haleakala in Maui.



This is my Earth Science page for Mr. Yuhas' Earth Science class at CCHS. I have chosen to base this site on volcanoes. Below is the definition of volano, obtained at Dictionary.com.


1:A. An opening in the earth's crust through which molten lava, ash, and gases are ejected.

B. A similar opening on the surface of another planet.

2:A. A mountain formed by the materials ejected from a volcano.








The above comic is a comic about how volcanoes can be dangerous and destructive. That is true. They are a part of nature, and therefore can only be predicted and controlled to a limit. There are a number of ways that volcanoes can kill you. Here are five of them.

  1. Lava Flow can kill. However, it is very slow, and often people can outwalk it. Two Kilometers an hour is very fast for a volcano's lava flow.
  2. Poison Gas. The three most common gases that a volcano emits are sulfur dioxide, which is poisonous, carbon dioxide, and water vapor(eighty percent!).
  3. Pyroclastic Flow. This deadly combination of rocks, fire, and lava can roll down the mountainside at over 100 miles per hour. This is the most common cause of death associated with volcanoes.
  4. Lahars. Lahars are Vocanic mudflows that can be huge and deadly.
  5. Tsunamis. Tsunmais are formed when the shockwave of a volcano, often blck smokers causes an undersea fault which is responsible for sending a large mass of water to the shore. The size and speed of the water increases as it goes to shallower regions because of the lesser volume of water.

Here is a photographic glossary about all the things related to volcanoes from the United States Geological Survey.

Below are some pictures of my family and I in Maui for vacation on Mt. Haleakala.
















These are pictures of Debris inside the crater. The vocano's crater had a lot of debris from when it last erupted, even though it was a long time ago.

As you can see, there are several cinder cones from minor eruptions in certain spots in the crater.

Click here to see a panoramic view of the Crater.




This page was last updated on April 4th, 2004.
This site was created for Mr. Yuhas' Earth Science class at Concord Carlisle High School.
The Music Playing in the background was aquired at Midi Database.
The Background picture was acquired at Visual Paradox.
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