Volcanoes Research Paper

BACKGROUND

Volcanoes are steep hills or mountains formed by an accumulation of molten rock forced through openings in the earth’s crust. These volcanic vents, or openings, are referred to as volcanoes when actively spewing magma (molten rock).

BROWSE FOR BOOKS ON THE SHELF USING THESE CALL NUMBERS

551.59

551.2

LOOK UNDER THE FOLLOWING SUBJECTS IN THE CATALOG (CARD OR COMPUTER)

Volcanoes

Volcanoes—Hawaii

Volcanoes—United States

USE PAMPHLET FILE (ALSO CALLED VERTICAL FILE) UNDER THE HEADING

Volcanoes

REFERENCE MATERIALS THAT MAY HELP (BOOKS OR CD-ROMS)

Editorial Research Reports, October 21, 1983.

Magill, Frank N., ed. Magill’s Survey of Science: Earth Science Series, 1990.

McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology, 1992.

The New Book of Popular Science. Grolier, 1994.

Ritchie, David. The Encyclopedia of Earthquakes and Volcanoes, 1994.

Simkin, Tom, and Lee Siebert. Volcanoes of the World, 1994.

General encyclopedias

PERIODICAL INDEXES TO SEARCH (BOOKS OR CD-ROMS)

EBSCO Magazine Article Summaries

InfoTrac

NewsBank and other newspaper indexes

SIRS (Social Issues Resources Series)

WILSONDISC

ONLINE DATABASES TO SEARCH

America Online

CompuServe

Dialog
Internet

Prodigy

KEY WORDS AND DESCRIPTORS FOR PERIODICAL INDEX AND ONLINE SEARCHES

Volcanoes

Volcanic activity prediction

Mt. St. Helens

Volcanic ash

VIDEOTAPES ON THIS TOPIC

Story of America’s Great Volcanoes. Questar, 1992.

Volcanoscapes: Peles March to the Pacific. Tropical Visions Video, 1987.

FICTION BOOKS RELATING TO TOPIC

Campbell, Eric. The Shark Callers, 1994.

Kendall, Carol. The Tirelings, 1982.

Moran, Richard. The Empire of Ice, 1994.

NATIONAL ORGANIZATION TO CONTACT FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Inter-Association Commission on Tsunami, C/O Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory, 7600 Sand Point Way, N.E., Bldg. 3, Seattle, WA 98115–0070.

SUGGESTIONS FOR NARROWING THIS TOPIC

Analyze the recreational aspects of volcanoes.

Discuss the environmental aspects of volcanic eruptions.

Choose a specific volcano to report on; e.g., Haleakala, Kilauea, Mt. St. Helens.

Investigate volcanoes in history; e.g., Mt. Vesuvius or Mt. Etna.

Research volcanic activity on Mars.

SUGGESTIONS FOR RELATED TOPICS

Earthquakes

Plate Tectonics

Tsunamis (tidal waves)

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