Sentences with phrase «caldera formation»
With the data they gathered, the geoscientists hope to gain deeper insights into the currently un-explored mechanisms of caldera formation.
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Since their formation is not very frequent, knowledge of such calderas is scarce.
The Yellowstone caldera is a complex system of rock formations that sprung after a series of volcanic eruptions some 630,000 million years ago.
For example, one lesson explains how to demonstrate the formation of a caldera — a mega-crater caused by a volcano's collapse — using a dishwashing tub, a bike pump, and sand.
CONTENT CONTAINED IN THIS PACKAGE INCLUDES: - LAYERS OF THE EARTH - THE SOLAR SYSTEM - WEATHERING - EROSION - DEPOSITION - THE EARTH»S ATMOSPHERIC LAYERS - COMPOSITE VOLCANOES - SHIELD VOLCANOES - CINDER CONES - CALDERAS - RENEWABLE ENERGY - PLATE BOUNDARY - SUBDUCTION - DIVERGENT - COLLISION - TRANSORM - LANDFORMS - NORMAL FAULT - REVERSE FAULT - STRIKE - SLIP FAULT - PHASES OF THE MOON - COMMON AIR POLLUTANTS - TYPES OF CLOUDS - GEOLOGIC TIME SCALE - THE WATER CYCLE - MINERAL FORMATION - THE ROCK CYCLE - MOHS HARDNESS SCALE - TYPES OF SOIL - TYPES OF STRESS