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INTRODUCTION TO VOLCANOES
A Gregorio Educational Production
Frank Gregorio
3’ 34’’
Though Earth looks so peaceful from the outer space, it cannot be true, it can be deceiving. There are many natural phenomena that can change the inside and outside parts of the planer, such as earthquakes, hurricanes, floods, landslides, etc. However, if we go deep underground, we will see that the Earth is a different place, it is extremely hot.
There is a lot of energy concentrated in the core and it creates a lot of movement and changes that can affect the whole planet. The outermost layer of the Earth is quite different from the inner core, which is the center of the planet. The nucleus, which is the hottest place of the planet and it differs from the surface of the land. The internal heat of the Earth does not remain inside and it has to go out somewhere.
Figure 1
The heat escapes from the inner part through ways that take it to the surface. All the material like magma, lava, volcanic rocks, etc. come out with a lot of power and strength creating destruction and change the environment.
From my point of view, volcanoes are product of natures by itself. According to the scientific knowledge, no human being can control nature. That means we need to respect the planet and to know more about it so we can think of the possible when we face an action of a volcanic eruption. In my opinion, this video was really interesting because it illustrated easily how volcanoes work and how this natural event may change the lives of people in less than a minute.
A Gregorio Educational Production. (7 October 2012). Introduction to Volcanoes. Figure 1 retrieved from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Be7o6BYVOzA