Monday, January 3, 2011

Super Volcano

What is under Yellow Stone?  Is Yellow Stone the only super volcano.  What is a VIE 8?  What does all of this have to do with Plate Tectonics?  How do you think that the US would be effected if there were a super erruption?

http://dsc.discovery.com/convergence/supervolcano/supervolcano.html

138 comments:

PAPATHANAS,ANTHONY said...

Under Yellow stone park is a huge magma patch called a clodtra. A VIE 8 is a supervolcanio.
Plate Tectonics are earth quakes and when it does that it stirs up the magma and erupts. If there were a super eruption we would all die if we didnt evacuate the U.S.

Wall, Alexandra said...

Under yellowstone there is a huge caldera or magma chamber. No, Yellowstone is not the only super volcano. There has been at least one other super volcanic eruption bigger than Yellowstone's that scientists know of. A VIE 8 is a supervolcanic eruption. This all has to with Plate Tectonics because the magma is stored below the Earth's plates, and when they move there is a possibility of an eruption. I think that if Yellowstone would erupt again the US would never be how it is today again. There is nothing that is anything close to a super volcano that has ever happened in our lifetime, making it hard to imagine what would happen if there was a super eruption.

Reichling,Alex said...

Under Yellow Stone is a giant magma chamber. Yellow stone isn't the only super volcano, there is an even biger volcano.A VIE 8 is the code for a super eruption. The plate techtonics hit agaist eachother and cause an eruption. I think it would effect the U.S.A germaticly, because the economy is already bad enough, people couldn't get around and it would Be really cold for a long time.

Kilgore, Sydney said...

Underneath yellowstone there is a huge caldera or magma chamber.Yellowstone is not the only super volcano. There has been at least one other super volcanic eruption bigger than Yellowstone's. A VIE 8 is a supervolcanic eruption. All this has to with Plate Tectonics because the magma is stored below the Earth's plates, and when they move there is a possibility of an eruption. I think that if would change a lot. It most likely would change the US completely. There is nothing that has ever happened that has been anything close to a super volcano.

Hailey Hoover said...

Under Yellowstone is a large volcano. Yellowstone isn't the only super. Mt. St. Helena and Mount Vesuvius had super eruptions in the past. A VIE is describing the size of a volcano, a VIE 8 is a super volcano. All this has to do with plate tectonics because plate tectonics are what make volcanoes erupt because the pieces of the crust have rose up and so the bottom of the volcano or mountain is connected to the mantle and it erupts. The US would be affected in many ways. It would depend on where this super volcano occured how severe the affects would be. If it were at Yellowstone like the video we watched suggests many people would be trapped without food and water, people wouldn't be able to exit the country, many near Yellowstone would be killed, many would be injured, stores would close, and everything would be out of control. I thought the video was very interesting, but it was also scary because if something like this were to happen I don't think we'd be as prepared as we should be.

keisersydney said...

Yellow Stone sits above a huge chamber of molten rock and magma.Yellow Stone is not the only super volcano.A VIE 8 is a super volcano. If an earthquake were to happen , it would disrupt the magma chamber and cause an eruption. If there was a super eruption, it would pretty much be like the movie we watched.

kaleb.quinlan said...

A relatively close-to-the-surface magma chamber as close as 5 miles underground in some spots it fuels thousands of spewing geysers, steam vents, gurgling mud pots and steaming hot springs that help make Yellowstone such a popular tourist attraction, with 3 million summer visitors.

Park Deborah said...

A relatively close to the surface magma chamber — as close as 5 miles underground in some spots. No,there was an eruption that was more than 1,000 cubic miles of tuff dumped in eastern Africa and the Red Sea by a mystery eruption somewhere in Ethiopia. VIE 8 is a super volcano. The plate tectonic is part of why an volcano erupts . I think most of the people would die if not all of them... but if not all people died then they would go to a place where there isn't ash everywhere.

anonymous said...

Yellowstone National Park sits ontop top a chamber of molten rock and gasses. A VIE8 is a super volcanio. The plates cause earthquakes and the earth quakes the magma to erupt. If their was a super eruption we definitly would be cover in ash.

~Daniel O'Hearn~

Madison Schnell said...

Earth's most active and largest volcano is located underneath Yellow Stone. Also there is a huge caldra or magma chamber.Yellow Stone is not the only super volcano. A VIE 8 is a Super Volcanic Eruption. This all has to do with plate techtonics because there is magma beneath earths plates and as the plates move there is a possibility for an eruption. The US would be destroyed and nothing would be like it is today. Nothing as big as a super volcano has happened in our lifetime so it would be difficult to imangine how life would be for us after.

batmanstake said...

under yellowstone is a magma chamber and a pipe. their is another super volcano somewhere in Ethiopia. this has to do with plate tectonics because the volcano shifts and moves. it would all be covered in ash.
YAHANZ VELASQUEZ

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anonymous said...

Tony we all would not die, we would just be coverd in ash.

~Daniel O'Hearn~

anonymous said...

Under yellow stone is a huge valcano. no. vie 8 is a super valcano. there is a magma thing under the platres and as the plates move there is a possible eruption. i think it would be effected by the ava killing all the plants and the air.
Ethan Mercurio

Madison Schnell said...

I agreee with Hailey because we would deffinetly not be prepared if something like this would happen to us.

Evan Triplett said...

There is a giant cavity filled with magma.If the volano erups than it will be a vie 8.Plate techtonics will hold it in till it exsplodes.If it exsplodes than the us will have many proplems and many people will die.

anonymous said...

Under YellowStone is a patch of magma called a clodtra. YellowStone is not the only super volcano, there is a super volcano call VIE 8. Plate Tectonics stir up the magma and it erupts. Death or serious injury would happen ifwe had a super eruption in the U.S.
-Lexy,(:

Anonymous said...

yellowstone park is above a large a caludren of magma no yellowstone is not the only super volcano thre was tons of volcanos a vie8 is a super volcano and would destroy the usa this all has to do with platetechtonics because earth quakes shake up the magma and destroys the caldren if there was a super eruption the whole country with ash and the ash will kill you if you inhale it

Madison Schnell said...

Tony we would all die we could live if we could get somewhere far in the US and safe.

Sheridan,Megan said...

Under Yellow Stone is a magma chamber,as close as 5 miles in some spots underground,fuels many geysers,steam vents,mud pots and really hot springs. Yellow Stone is not the only super volcano.VIE 8 is a super volcano eruption. The Oruanui eruption of New Zealand's Taupo Volcano was the world's largest known eruption in the past 70,000 years, with an Index of 8. All of this has to do with plate tectonics because plate tectonics cause earthquakes and volcanic eruptions. If there was a super eruption we would be covered in volcanic ash. Alot of people would die from it.

anonymous said...

A magma chamber/ is beneath Yellowstone. No there are a few other supervalcanoes. A VIE 8 is a super eruption. When plate tectonics shift it causes earthquakes in Yellowstone that stir up the magma. The U.S would suffer the loss of many people and will take a long time to recover.
Brendan McWilliams

anonymous said...

I Agree with Tony,
-Lexy,(:

Royer Rachel said...

Under Yellostone is a magma chamber as close as 5 miles underground in some spots fuels thousands of geysers, steam vents, mud pots and hot springs.
Yellowstone is not alone being a supervolcano.There are other supervolcanoes on Earth, some of which erupted millions of year ago and could erupt again.
A VIE 8 is a supervolcano.
Plate Tectontics cause earthquakes and volcano eruptions.
I think the US would be covered with volcanic ash and a state of terror.Many people would die and many would try/leave to evacuate the country.

anonymous said...

i agree with Daniel we would just die from being covered in ash

kaleb.quinlan said...

A VIE is the size of avolcano and a VIE 8 is a super volcano. Mt st helens was a super volcano and so was MT Vusuvius. Plat tectinics are what make a volcano erupt. The us will be covered in ash and many people will die.

Sheridan,Megan said...

Alexandra,
What do you think would happen to everyone if we had a super eruption?

Kilgore, Sydney said...

Alexandra what kind of affects do yiou think the US would encounter is we expirenced a super volcano?

Sheridan,Megan said...

Haley,
I agree with you. No one would be prepared as we should be if something like that would happen to us.

Royer Rachel said...

Debroah:
I agree about that many people would die or be in injured if there was a super eruption in the US.How do you think the US government would do to try to rescue survivors(or everyone)?

kaleb.quinlan said...

I agree with Hailey becuase we do not know how big the volcano will be and when it will happen.

Royer Rachel said...

Hailey:
I agrre with you.No one would be prepared if there would be a super eruption.Its just like the Super Volcano movie we saw about Yellowstone erupting and many people died.

Park Deborah said...

Megan s,
what is an Index of 8?...i agree that alot of people would die and do you think the whole world would be effected by this super volcano?

Kilgore, Sydney said...

MAdison; Why do you think its NOT likely to have a super volcano? I thinkif we expirence one we'd have a lot of ash because its shaped like a cone.

Reichling,Alex said...

@ tony: We wouldn't all die because we are too far away but we would get a dusting of ash.

Sean Laake said...

Under Yellowstone is a magma chamber called a Caldera, it contains magma and is just on the rim of the crust. Yellowstone is not the only Caldera,such as,Lake Toba,Long Valley, Lake Taupo, Valles Caldera, Aira, Siberian Traps, and Jupiter's volcanic moon, Io. A VEI 8 is when it will becone a Catastrophic eruption whereas, we are all going to die. Plate tectonics are related to this because the Caldera was moved by Plate Tectonics of about 350 miles. The US would be effected drastically, everything around Yellowstone would be obliterated. Next around the Great Plains, roofs would collapse and the air would be almost toxic, finally every where else around the USA and the world would get a light dusting of Ash. The US would be so effected that half its live stock and possibly half the population would be wiped out, homes obliterated, people injured, roaring forest fires, and most of all people and animals alike would die. But yet Yellowstone is still a major attraction every day. If we get a few warning signs, start flying to London, because most of us cant speak Siberian or even Russian, more importantly we only speak english. Ireland may be a good idea. Just go searching for some very long distant cousins. Or just some relatives.

kiphart,shane said...

lies a close to surface magma chamber
so big if erupted could dwarf any other eruption ever in human history. deep blow Yellowstone lies a hot spot that sends molten rock called magma in the earths crust. some resent studies show that yellow stone Yellowstone hot spot mat measure up to 3600 cubic miles than when erupted and will rupture an explosion. the collapsed ground on Yellowstone magma chamber measured about 30 miles wide 50 miles long.THEEND

kiphart,shane said...

i agree with papathanas and that a v 8 is a super volcano

Hailey Hoover said...

@ kaleb quilen:
yellowstone gets 3 million visits a year?! wow thats a lot! i hope we dont get a super volcanoe because i dont want to be covered with ash along with the rest of the us and die. that would not be fun.

:) Jaspers, Abby (: said...

Underneith yellowstone is a gigantic ball of magma. Yes yellowstone is the only supervalcano. A vie 8 is a supervalcano. All of this has to do with platetectonics because that is what makes the valcano erupt. Yes it would affect the us because we would gget ashafall no matter where we live.

Sean Laake said...

I agree with Anthony, we would all die, water would be poisoned, rofs collapse, air intoxicated, it is not in your favor to survive. Actually if the super eruption happened, all transport would go down, all linterstated would be at a stand still if every one tried to drive away. Food stores would be competely cleaned of everything the own even communication would be ofline. EVERY SINGLE ROAD WILL BECOME A PARKING LOT! So please if this happens, run away from the country find a few relatives and board the next plane A.S.A.P Otherwise it will NOT end well. Because it can happen again, and mabey next time it will be bigger badder and stronger...

Wall, Alexandra said...

I thikn that we would expirience a lot of ash throughout the US.

oleary stephanie said...

a big magma patch that is called clodta.yellowstone is not the only super volcano. a VEI8 is a super volcano or a really big volcano. plate tectonis have to do with it beacause when they move it may make the magma erupt. if that happened io think popuplations of humans and animals would go down greatly.

McGinnis,Ben said...

Under yellowstone is a super volcano. a super volcano is a a huge erouption that could wipe out the world. No yellowstone is not the only super valcano in the world.A VIE 8 is what the super valcano is calculated as. the magnam is under the plates so if they move and cause a earthquake the magnam can shoot out. the US would be almost wipped out the ash would probially cover 40/50 states in 1-20 in. of ash. the smoke cloud will soread all around the world but being thin in so areas of the world. it will all go back to normal or what is normal now. people will probially talk about tim as by ay before yellowstone and after yellowstone.

McGinnis,Ben said...

alex i agree the usa would be horriable because it would be cold and the economy is all ready bad

KAM said...

Yellowstone National Park sits atop a subterranean chamber of molten rock and gasses.No, Yellowstone is not the only super volcano. There has been at least one other super volcanic eruption bigger than Yellowstone's that scientists know of.A VIE 8 is a supervolcanic eruption. This all has to with Plate Tectonics because the magma is stored below the Earth's plates, and when they move there is a possibility of an eruption. I think that if would change a lot. It most likely would change the US completely.

anonymous said...

A magma caldera is under Yellowstone. It is the largest in the world. A VIE 8 is a super eruption, which is extemely rare. Tectonic plates cause earthquakes which can cause an eruption. Just one small eruption in Yellowstone that originates from the caldera could cause a super eruption. If the U.S. was not evacuated, everyone in it would die. There would be a huge ash cloud that could cover the Earth, and possibly plunge it into an ice age.
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KAM said...

Alexandra,
What do you think would happen to everyone if we had a super eruption?

Haley,
I agree with you. No one would be prepared as we should be if something like that would happen to us.

Debroah:
I agree about that many people would die or be in injured if there was a super eruption in the US.

Brady Farmer said...
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Breadon,Zac said...

yellow stone sits atop the largest active valcano in the world

VIE 8 Means Valcanic eruption indicator.

plate tectonics is what starts the eruption

the valcanic ash will spread throughout the us

Jordan,M,Malsbary said...

Under yellowstone is a gigantic magma chamber. Yellowstone is not the only other super valcano.
Scientist think there is at least one more. A VIE 8 is a supervolicanic eruption. This has to do with plate tectonics because the magma under the plates can make them move an cause a earthquake. If we hade a super erruption in the united states I think all chos would brake loose. My family would go to englend to see my family that I never heard of.

Brady Farmer said...

I agree spot on with Anthony,Papathanas.

anonymous said...

A huge caldera or magma chamber is under the Yellow Stone. There is at least one other super valcano eruption bigger than Yellow Stone's that scientist know of. A VIE 8 is a code for a supervolcanic eruption. That all has to with Plate Tectonics because the magma is stored below the Earth's plates, when they move there is a possibility of an eruption. I think that if Yellow Stone would erupt again the US would never be the same, it is very hard to imagine if it DID erupt again.

-Corissa Sturm,(:

anonymous said...

underneath yellow stone is the volcanic chamber that will explode and cause a super volcano . a vie8 is a super volcanic eruption. i think every body will die from the super eruption.


jr miller

anonymous said...

@ Papathanas,Anthony:
It is a caldera, not a clodtra. But other than that, I agree with all of your answers. You forgot to put that an ash cloud would cover the earth.

anonymous said...

Under Yellow stone park is a magma chamber.Yellow stone isn`t the only super volcano.There was one other that scientist.A VIE 8 is a super volcanic eruption.All this has to with Plate Tectonics.The magma is stored below the Earth's plates.When they move there is a possibility of an eruption.I think the US be effected a ton because the volcanic ash can easily kill a person if inhaled. Also people would ack before they would think because we panic before think.
David Meiners

Jordan,M,Malsbary said...

I agree with stephanie.If a super erruption happened pupulation of humans and animals would go way down.I think that would be sad.

anonymous said...

@ Papathanas,Anthony:
It is a caldera, not a clodtra. But other than that, I agree with all of your answers. You forgot to put that an ash cloud would cover the earth.

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anonymous said...

under yellow stone is a hudge pilie of magma. VIE8 is a super volcano level. plate tectonics have to do with massive earth quakes and the lava under yellow stone. if their would be a massive super volcano erupion then we would have to evacuate the U.S.A and most of the population would be cut in half.

Kelly Rogers

anonymous said...

Tony/Anthony I think alot would die but not all and we would have to evauate parts of the USA but not all.
David Meiners

anonymous said...

i agree with madison life would be different after ward so i wouldn't know how it would be after. plus our daily lives would change i guess. i really dont know how to respond to that.

Kelly Rogers

Ryan, Marissa said...

Under Yellow Stone is one of the largest active volcanoes. There are other Super Volcanoes then Yellow Stone. There has been at least one other supervolcanic erution. A VIE 8 is a super volcanic eruption. This relates to Plate Tectonics because magma is stored below the Earth's crust and when the plates move, there could be an eruption. I think if Yellow Stone erupted again, the United States would be a huge mess and everything would be different.

anonymous said...

Under yellow stone is a magma chamber. Yellow stone is not the only super volcano scientist said atleast one other super volcano has had a bigger eruption than yellow stone. A VIE 8 is a supervolcanic eruption. All this has to do with plate tectonics because all the magma is stored below the earths plates and when they move there is an eruption. I think it would change the whole u.s pretty much.A super volcano would be something that we have never went thourgh.

Anonymous said...

under yellow stone is a magma poutch called clodtra. a VIE 8 is a massive super volcano. the plate tectonics are the earth quakes and when this happens, it stirs up the magma and blows up! if there was a VIE 8 in the U.S. almost everybody would die from suffering of not being able to breathe.

Brady Farmer said...

A caldera is under Yellowstone Park.A VIE 8 is a supervolcano.When plate tectonics make earthquakes magma stirs up and it erupts.I think if the US had a super eruption the whole US would be destroyed.

anonymous said...
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Anonymous said...

oh and yellowstone is not the only super volcano.....there have other records of super volcanoes in the U.S. or world

anonymous said...
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anonymous said...

Super Volcanoe"

The Yellowstone national park sits on top of a subtereanean chamber that holds molten rock & magma and many gasses underneath the ground by about 5 miles under, which makes the region nown for its many gizzers. Yellowstone is not alone, some other super eruptions happened in prehistoric times,the only other in existence is Toba in indonisia which erupted 74,000 years ago and was three times the size of the most recent yellowstone eruption about 630,000 years ago. A vei 8 is a valcanoe eruption indicator for a super eruption. This all has to due with patectonics because it has to do with valcanoes and eruptions which is a major part of platectonics. I think the U.S. would be affected by ash being spread all over the country and as the movie said it might block the sun causing another climate change/ice age. I think if this happened it would be suvier.

- Michael Van Schoik

Abby Bacher said...

Yellowstone has a big magma patch under it called clodtra. A V.I.E is a super volcano. Plate tectonics are earth quakes, when the earth starts shaking from an earth quake, is stirs up the magma and erupts. If we would ever have a super eruption, the earth would go into peril and apocolyptic horror.

anonymous said...

under yellowstone park is a huge caldera or magma chamber. yellowstone is not the only super valcano. an VIE 8 is a supervolcano.this all has to do with plate tectonics because the magma is stored below the earths plates and when they move there is a possibility of a eruption. I think that if yellowstone had a super eruption the US would never be the same and we would prabably die from the ash.
jordan harbour

anonymous said...

I agree with you Rachel the U.S. would most likely be covered in ash and would go through a state of terror.

- Michael Van Schoik

anonymous said...

I agre Megan some people might die and others would be suvierly injured especially those nearest to the volcanoe.

- Michael Van Schoik

Oakes, Ally said...

A subterranean chamber of molten rock and gasses. No. A VEI (Volcano Explosivity Index) 8 is a super volcano. If the plates of the Earth shift creating an earthquake, it could cause a super eruption. I think that most of the US would be covered in volcanic ash and millions of people would die.

Oakes, Ally said...

I agree with Michael, there would probably be an ice age causeing peril for many people on Earth.

Francis,Jarod said...

a gaint magma chamber. Another super volcanoe was located somewhere in Etiopia

anonymous said...

under yellow stone is one of the largest active volcano and yellow stone is not the only super volcano because there have been ones in prehistoric times that still could erupt again.all of this does have do with plate tatetonics because the plates colliding. chase pearson

freel,amanda said...

Under Yellow Stone there is one of the largest active volcanoes. No, Yellow Stone isn't alone there are more super volcanoes on the planet. A VIE 8- is a Super Eruption. It has to do with Plate Tectonics because when the tectonics move the form Earthquakes and Volcanoes. Just like in the movie they would have everyone stock up on food and try and either be safe or try your luck and get out of there.

anonymous said...

There is a gigantic lava chamber under yellow stone.No Scientist have discovered evidence of other super erouptions in other areas of the world. A VIE 8 is a super erouption. Whan plates move lavas can slip throgh do to all the pressure. I think If there was another super erouption the world will be a mess between all the ash and damage.It will take the worlds years to recover from what a super eruption would cause.

Ryan Bussard

anonymous said...

Under Yellow stone sits a chamber of molten rock and gasses so vast that it makes up the worlds largest volcano. No yellow stone is not the only super volcano. An Av8 is a Super eruption. When the plate tectonics move or shift the ccause an eroption. Well base on the move I think if there were a super eruption it would be very bad for the U.s.A.
Alex Richmond

anonymous said...

cein this movie yellow stone national park is supposed to erupt and cause a VIE 8 eruption and wipe out the US and if you dont get out it would be certain death but i do not think it is accurate i think that the magma hardened inside the volcano and it will not erupt.

-Dylan Humbert

anonymous said...

Anthony
I agree with you that the us should be evacuated if it's at yellowstone but what if it's somewhere else in the world

Ryan bussard

klingelhoffer,sawyer said...

there is a huge magma patch under yellow stone.yellow stone is not the only super valcnoe, the other one has erupted back in history.a VIE 8 is a super valcanoe.the plate tectonics are earthquakes and it stirs up the magma and makes the valcanoe erupt. if there were a super eruption i think it would polute the air and the water and it would damamage alot of homes and buildings.

anonymous said...

I agree Ryan on what you said about the super eruption and on what yellow stone has under it's park.

anonymous said...

underneath yellowstone is a clodtra or magma chamber. AVIE 8 is a supervolcano also. Plate Tectonics are in this cause they cause earth quakes by stiring up magma and lava. If we had a super erruption it would stink cause then everything would be destroyed and terrible and the white stuff fallign fromt he sky which could make it hard for you to breath i could not imagine us being in a super erruption.

~Kristin Murphy<3

freel,amanda said...

I agree with Anthony:
Because I think if we were to have a super eruption there would be a 99.9% chance that we would die.Also, I agree with him because when earthquakes happen it stirs up the magma and eventually erupts.

anonymous said...

@ Anthony Papathanos
we all wouldn't nessicarily die most could servive i mean it all depends on how big of an erruption it is.


~Kristin Murphy<3

gorman,kyle said...

Under yellow stone natinal park is a huge caldera or magma chamber. No yellow stone is not the only super volcanoe there as been at least one other that scientist know for sure. A VIE 8 is a super volcanoes eruptions. It all as to do with plate techtonics because the magma is stored below the earths plates. Sometimes it will them cause a eruption. I think if yellow stones volcanoe would erupt I think that the U.S would never be the same.

keene,carlie said...

under yellow stone park there is this huge magma chamber but they dont know exactly how much eruptable magma is in the chamber. they chamber is about 100 miles east to west and 30 miles north to south.A VIE 8 is a term for super valcanoe. Plate Tectonics are earth quakes and when it does that it stirs up the magma and erupts. we would all die if there was a super valcanoe unless we figured out a way to evacuate the usa.

Emily Renee Heckman :) said...

Under Yellowstone National Park is a gigantic magma patch called a clodtra. Of course, a VIE8 is a supervolcano. One such hasn't erupted in many many years. Plate tectonics are earthquakes and that causes magma to stir up and to eventually erupt. And no, Yellowstone is not the only Supervolano in the world. There is one near the Red Sea and in Africa somewhere. My guess is that it would take THOUSANDS of years to clean up all the ash, many people evacuated... It's so hard to even think about that to actually happen to us. Wouldn't you be frightened by the thought?

-Emily Heckman-

gorman,kyle said...

To Anthony: Is it possible that we would all die.

Emily Renee Heckman :) said...

@Kristen:
I agree with you. Not every single person would die, they could be able to find a shelter and be evacuated to some other area in the world. And they may not have a great chance to survive but at least some will. :)

-Emily Heckman

Fairbanks,Joey said...

Yellow stone is sitting on top of the worlds largest active volcano. Yellow stone is not the only super volcano. VIE 8 means super volcano. It ties into plate tectonics because when earth quakes ocure they can cause a volcano to erupt. I think we would have to declare a state of emergncy.

Fairbanks,Joey said...

I dissagree with anthony because some people would survive underground.

klingelhoffer,sawyer said...

to anthony papathanas:i dont think everyone would die in the united states. the scientist said the ash only covered 80% of the united states.

Sara said...

Under Yellow stone is a subterranean chamber of molten rock and gasses. Yellow stone is not the only place with a super volcano, but is the largest in north america. Other super volcanos may have erupted in prehistoric times and could erupt again. VIE 8 is a supervolcanic eruption. This all has to do with plate techtonics because of the actual eruption and how it happens

Yes, alot of the usa was covered by ash. Many people would die not just from the eruption but also from suffication of ash or from ash and buildings tumbled ontop of them.

@Hailey Hoover
I agree that much of the U.S. would be in trouble but not just from the eruption but also just from the ash and ash build up and i thought that the movie was interesting but it was also depressing because of all of the daeths and the father with his 2 kids.

Buelterman,Abbey said...

A big Volcano.No there has been lots more in that area.A super Volcano.The exploding ash.Alot because the ash is hazordous and we won't be able to breath.

Buelterman,Abbey said...

I agree with Anthony because there is a super volcano coming.

Hutson,Caleb said...

under yellowstone is a hudge magma patch.a VIE 8 is a supervolcanio. plate tectonics are eathquakes and if there was an earthquake then it would stir up the magma and cause a super eruption.

Kylie Hayes said...

What sits under Yellow Stone is a huge magma patch called a clodtra. No, Yellow stone is not the only super volcano. However,the erupted in prehistic times but could erput again. A VIE 8 is a super volcano. It all has to do with plat tectonics because they are earthquakes and when it does happen, it stirs up magma and erupts.I think we would have to evuate most of the united states or else we would all die. Then again when I was looking at the virtual volcano it said it wouldnt get as far as Ohio, so does that mean that we would still get the ash cloud? if not then evuate the states that do but bring them to ohio and other states that dont get the ash cloud.

anonymous said...

What is under Yellow Stone is a big chamber that consists of magma called the caldera. It is steaming up and ready to burst out with lava. Yellow Stone is not the only supervolcano. Mt. St. Helens is another supervolcano that erupted not too long ago. Another supervo.cano is Mt Vessuvius that covers the ancient remains of the rich city of pompey. A VIE 8 is a supervolcanic erruption. This has to do with plate techtoics because a pipe is shot up from the earth's core ad makes a chamber right below the plates it builds up enough pressure to make it rise into an volcano form and the it finally erupts. The US would be effected by a supervolcano because there would be an ash cloud and block our sunlight so we could not grow crops

~Charles Freudemann~

Hutson,Caleb said...

i like the fact that alexandria said that there are super valconos other than yellowstone

anonymous said...

I agree with rachel that if a super eruption were to accure many people would evacuate the country and the the would stop sending flights because of ash clouds.


~Charles Freudemann~

Day,Tyler said...

It lays on top one of the worlds largest active volcano. Yellowstone is not the only super volcano. It is a volcano danger level the worst is 8. Plate tectonics because the plates of the crust pushing against each other to make a cone volcano. We would have to start all over build all the buildings we would have to find animals since they would be dead.

Duebber, Jenna said...

Under Yellow Stone is a giant volcano and a huge magma patch. This is called a "Cladera" Yellow Stone is not the only super volcano. A VIE 8 is a Super Volcano. Plate Tectonics rub against each other causing a disruption to the volcano. If there were a super eruption I don't think we would handle it well, I think some would painc and eventually die from just paicking alone but most could be doomed.

Buis,Dylan said...

Underneath yellowstone there is a huge caldera.Plate Tectonics are earth quakes and when it does that it stirs up the magma and erupts.I think that it would change a lot. It most likely would change the United states completely. There is nothing that big happen.

Buis,Dylan said...

i agree with madison it would be crazy how life would be.

johnsholly said...

a huge magmapatch is under yellowstone park and it is called a clodtra.plate tectonics are earth quakesbut when the magma is stired the volcano erupts.a vie 8 is a super volcano.if there were a super eruption we would probably die.

cade harvey said...

Yellow Stone natanal park is acctually a super volcaino. Under neath yellowstone are huge magma chambers tons of them and in the center is a giant magma rock. The possabilates of a VIE 8 [super volcaino] are roughly 1 to a 1,000,000,000. The effect if it could erupt would be masseve it could possably cover the world. Ash would would cover most of the U.S.A it wou.d be deadly.

anonymous said...

-under yellow stone is the worlds largest volcanoe.
-No, Volcanoe colderas capable off widespread and desruction to the planet.
-zIn the movie earth quakes trigered the eruption.
-super volcanoe.
-lots of people would panik and it would take years to recover.
Nick Aichele

johnsholly said...

i agree with stephnie o because the population would go down and we would probably die

anonymous said...

I dis agree with tony. notall peopl would die if there was a super volcanoe but alot of people would die.
nick Aichele

imushrush said...

Under yellow stone is alot of magma and once it is unleashed it will be a cotastrafe and will change life majorly there hasn`t been any sighnes of a volano but there are ocasounaully minor earthquakes though

Bettner,Aaron said...

Under Yellow Stone there is a huge magma chamber or Caldera. Yellow Stone is not the only supervolcano. No Yellow Stne is not the only eruption, one of them erupted a long time ago. A VIE 8 on the Recter Scale is a super volcano. It has to do with the shifting of plates. It would be effected because ash would cover the grown and pollute the water supply

Anonymous said...

Under yellowstone park is a magma patch called a caldera. A caldera is the magma under the ground that opens a vent and ash comes out. A VIE is a supervolcano. Plate tectonics create earthquake before the volcano erupts. I think the entire country wouuld die.

Anonymous said...

I agree with Anthony because, he seems like he knows his facts.

cade harvey said...

Sean@
Water would mostly be fine because it could be easieally be cleand so people could drink it although trouble in the past with water it would be fine with are technolagy today. Fleeing the country would be good but you would never be completly away from the ash.

Bettner,Aaron said...

I agree with Ian it would be a catastrophe

anonymous said...

At Yellow Stone park has a magma patch wich is called a clodtra.If an eruption happend right now we would most likely would have a chance of dying.The reason why we got the name of plate tectonics is because of all the erth quakes that we get.

Kristan Dalton

Dickerson,Daniel said...

An active volcano. No it is not. The plate tectonics move the site of the volcano and leave calderas. A VIE 8 is a super eruption. I think it would destroy many places.

anonymous said...

Under Yellow stone is a huge magma chamber called a cldtra.A VEI8 is rated a super volcano.Plate Tectonics are earthquakes and when it does erupt will stir up the magma and blow.If the eruption happened we would hhave to evacuate out of the U.S to be safe.

Andrew Hudson

anonymous said...

Papathanas,anthony

I agree with Anthony because the magma is under yellow stone park.and if an earth quake hit it could kill most off us.

kristan dalton

anonymous said...

I agree with Anthony P that if the eruption happenedwe would have to evacute the U.S to be safe

Andrew Hudson

Kamilah Williams said...

Under yellow stone there is a big magme chamber and it sits on top of a subterranean chamber of molten rock and gasses. A VIE8 means a super eruption that means if there was to be an eruption then it might say VIE8 to say super super eruption.i think there are more volcanoes than just yellow stone. there is one hawaii. what this has to do with plate tectonics is there are plates underground in the magma chamber and which i think they hit each other and they might make an explotion.this would effect the US badly if there was an eruption the would be on CODE RED!!!!! but i hope there wont be an eruption.

Dorrington, Madison said...

Underneath Yellow Stone National Park is a subterianean chamber of molten rock and gasses. Also one of the largest active volcanoes in the world. Yellow Stone is not the only Super Volcano. A VIE 8 is a super volcanic eruption. All this includes plate technoics by earthquakes and when the ground moves it could trigger an eruption. If there was ever a super volcanic eruption in the US I know that nothing will be the same again. I think that there would ovbiously be ALOT of chaos. There would also be alot of deaths.

Jennifer20107 said...

Yellow Stone is undern a subterranean chamber of molten rock and gasses.
No there are other super volcanoes.
A VIE 8 is a super eruption.
Where two plates spread apart, cracks begin to form in the earth's crust and is spreading apart, and volcanoes are filling in the cracks with lava.
Lava would be flowing up to 500 degrees and the cities would be destroyed......Jennifer Somtrakool

Kamilah Williams said...

you are correct Kristen dalton if there was an super eruption then we would die. and what would happen if there was eruption next year and that was the end of the world. just like the scientist said

anonymous said...

a large magma chamber.no.i think alot of us would die not because of the volcano but i think it would take out alot of our food resorces.

noah hartman said...

Under yellowstone there is a huge magma chamber.No it is not the only super volcano. VIE 8 code for super eruption. because magma strored under the plates so if they move it could cause an eruption. we would all die unless we evacuated.

dace,connor said...

A subterranean chamber of molten rock and magma. No it is not it is among many others just like it. VEI means volcono eruption index and the 8 stands for the rating of how big the eruption is. The spreading and closing of the tectonic plates causes eruptions. There would be a catastrophic eruption killing many americans both directly and inderectly.

Jennifer20107 said...

@Deborah Park, your right not everone would die but most of the would.

Mariah Smith said...

There's a really big magma patch under Yellowstone called a caldera. Yellowstone is not the only super volcano. A VIE 8 is the code for a supervolcano. It's related to plate tectonics because plate tectonics are what make volcanoes erupt because the pieces of the crust rise up and the bottom of the volcano is connected to the mantle and it erupts.

Jenn Davis said...

Under Yellowstone is a large magma chamber 5 miles under the ground. Yellowstone is not the only super volcano. A VIE 8 is a supervolcanic eruption. Usually volcanoes are located near or on the plate tectonic lines because that is where the plates have a gap between them. Under the plates is magma and in those gaps makes volcanoes and then the erupt with too much pressure underground. If there was a super eruption, I think the US would be effected by all the magma coming out. Also all of the ashes would cover areas and trap or kill people in homes or outside. In othere words, a super eruption would be a devastating thing.

Jenn Davis said...

@ Sara Dirr
I agree that most of the USA would be covered by ash but what if the ash went the other direction than in the movie? Or what if the magma was less sticky than in the movie and it traveled farther?

austin tilford said...

under yellowstone park is a huge magma patch called a clodtra. if the volcanno erupts we would all die if we dont move somewhere safe. yellowstone isnt the only super volcano.

valerierenee7 said...

Under Yellow stone park is a huge magma patch called a clodtra. If it exploded we would all be dead. Yellow stone is not the only super valcano. A VIE 8 is as supervalcanic eruption. Plate Techtonics are the earths quakes and the magama stirs up and erupts. If yellowstone had a supervolcnic eruption everyone would die in the U.S.

A, Owen said...

The largest magma chamber in the world is under Yellowstone, and it is the only active valcano to have the name of VIE 8 or super volcano. Even the smallest tremor, earthquake, another volcano, anything that causes shifts in the crust could open the magma chamber and cause a super eruption. Most of the U.S. would be covered in ash or incinerated, but the world would be forced into another ice age but would recover.

A, Owen said...

I agree with Jenn if the wind went the other way we would be a lot safer, but if it did go the way it did in the movie and was not as thick, the eruption could be a lot more spread out and more deadly.

Francis,Jarod said...

A VIE 8 is a super volcano.