Questions:
1.Describe how the Hawaiian-Emperor Islands were formed. For full points you need to use the appropriate vocabulary (and define it), clearly explain how this led to the formation of these islands, and describe what happens to older islands as they move along with the Pacific plate.
2.What is the difference between an explosive eruption and a n effusive eruption? Make sure you include the
1) viscosity of the magma and how this affects the eruption,
2) the characteristics of these eruptions in terms of pyroclastics, lava flow, etc,
3) the type of volcanoes that are formed by these two eruptions, and
4) an example of a place where each eruption has occurred.
3.Look at the animation below. Describe what is forming in this picture. Make sure you address differential erosion and nickpoints in your description.
4.Look at the animation below. Describe what is forming in this picture. Make sure you address differential erosion and nickpoints in your description.
5.This wall of water is about to hit this housing development. What do we call this wall of water? What causes this water wave to form? How does the wavelength of this water wave change as the wave travels from the open ocean to the coast and why does this make this wave so deadly?
6. This image shows a couple of features that were formed when a glacier passed through this area long ago. What are these features and how were they formed by this glacier?