Volcanic Evolution of the Pacific Northwest 55 million years of volcanic changes are described in this video from IRIS and Oregon State University.
Volcanic Hazards. View this diagram to assist you with completing the copy you received in class.
Columbia Plateau Basalt Eastern Washington--so much lava! But where did it come from? Visit this page and watch the embedded videos to learn about the super-massive basalt flows that covered much of what is now Washington State.
Volcanoes Where and Why? To conclude the activity you started in class, choose one volcano from each of the five volcanic rock type. Use the two sites listed below to learn the following information about your chosen volcanoes:
Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program Use this site to search for information about volcanoes and check on eruption updates worldwide.
Cascade Volcano Observatory Use the drop down box at the top of the page to search for information about volcanoes in the United States.
Volcano World The volcanoes web site from Oregon State University.
Inside Yellowstone's Super Volcano from National Geographic
USGS Photo Glossary of Volcanic Terms
NOVA Video: Deadliest Volcanoes Volcanoes in Vanuatu, Iceland, Italy, Yellowstone, and Washington State are featured. Could Mount Rainier become one of Earth's deadliest volcanoes?
Basaltic lava flowing to Pahoa, Hawaii. What is it like to actually watch flowing lava? Check out this video.
Online Volcanoes Practice Quiz Try each of the following practice quizzes:
Concept Quizzes 1, 2, and 5