Jfk Research Paper
Scientist Ben Kennedy begun a very lengthy quest to solve the mystery of the shrinking pumice. This quest would eventually change the way scientists think about volcanoes-forever. One of the things (out of many) that he and his colleagues found out while on the road was that not only the rock was shrinking, the pores that make up the rock were shrinking as well. They think that this was due to the heating of the rock, and the molten rock's surface tension. What the scientist found was how some volcanoes function on the inside. In past years, volcanologists believed that flowing lava sinks back down and settles after an eruption, pressing on the magma below and crushing all of the bubbles, which makes pressure build up under the compacted lava. This leaves the lava sitting there...Until it explodes. Pow! This hints at why some volcanoes will go through cycles of flowing and explosive eruptions.
Volcanoes also make sound. Very low sounds, so extremely low that humans can't hear it, and it has a special name, too. Infrasound. Infrasound reveals many clues about a volcano , like whether or not it’s even erupting. “That sounds obvious, but it’s sometimes very difficult to determine,” Fee …show more content…
Vog is a mixture of gas and dust that is highly toxic. “It causes burning eyes and hurts the throat. People who are sensitive to it can have asthma attacks or breathing problems," says Busigner. Steven works at the Hawaii Volcano Observatory, developing a computer model that can track the spread of vog. To model current vog conditions in Hawaii, scientists like Steven measure the amount of sulfur-dioxide gas that the Kilauea volcano is emitting, using current knowledge aswell. Then they add wind forecasts. By combining the information in a computer program, they can predict how vog will likely spread around the island and across the state, and hopefully evacuate people to avoid statewide breathing
Volcanoes also make sound. Very low sounds, so extremely low that humans can't hear it, and it has a special name, too. Infrasound. Infrasound reveals many clues about a volcano , like whether or not it’s even erupting. “That sounds obvious, but it’s sometimes very difficult to determine,” Fee …show more content…
Vog is a mixture of gas and dust that is highly toxic. “It causes burning eyes and hurts the throat. People who are sensitive to it can have asthma attacks or breathing problems," says Busigner. Steven works at the Hawaii Volcano Observatory, developing a computer model that can track the spread of vog. To model current vog conditions in Hawaii, scientists like Steven measure the amount of sulfur-dioxide gas that the Kilauea volcano is emitting, using current knowledge aswell. Then they add wind forecasts. By combining the information in a computer program, they can predict how vog will likely spread around the island and across the state, and hopefully evacuate people to avoid statewide breathing