MikatheeN.

Tran
Period1
Mrs.Heller
5/29/15
Chemistry

VolcanoChemistry

Throughoutourhistory,wevediscoveredandobservedvolcanoesinmany
differentwaystoshowstudentstheactivechemistryinthem.Dostudentsreallylisten
aboutvolcanoes?Notreally.Thereasonwhyvolcanoesshouldbepayedattentiontois
becauseofthedifferentmaterialsmadeinsidealongwithandhowitsdeveloped,the
differenttypesofvolcanoesandpluswheretheyrelocated,andwhatkindofeffects
doesitrevolvetooursociety.

Whenyouasksomeonewhatisinsideofavolcano?,theywouldmostlikely
saylavaright?Technicallytheyrecorrect,butdotheyknowwhatlavaismadeupof?
Probablynot!Inlava,itismadeupofvolcanicgases,volcanicglass,andalsocrystals.
Besidethose,therearealsoelementssuchassilicon,aluminum,iron,magnesium,
titanium,andotherdifferentelementsoftheperiodictable.Volcanoesareformed
throughpressurebuildupfromtheearthscore,throughtheearthsmantle,andthen
throughthesurfacewhichthencreatesaflow.Magmaispushedthroughtheearths
mantleandsurfaceisbecauseoftemperaturechangewithinthecorewhich

initiatesthe
magmatopushup.

Obviouslyweknowtherearevolcanoes

nearus,placeslikeHawaiiandAlaska
wheretheyarestillactive.IntheUnitedStates,mostofthevolcanoesareplantedon
theedgeofthewestregion(wheretheNorthAmericanandPacificplatesare).
Although,thereisanotherplacewheretherearemanyvolcanoessurroundingabodyof
water,THERINGOFFIRE!!!ThecountrieswherethePhilippinesandPuertoRicoare,
therearemorethanadozenofvolcanoesthatareeitheractiveorinactive.
Unfortunately,therearenoforsurefactswhytheywereformedinacirclelike
formation,thoughthereisamyththattheFireGodshadsummonedthesevolcanoes
toformastheircounselingchairsfortheirmeetings.Mostofthevolcanoesareeither
cinderconeorstratovolcanoes.Acinderconevolcanoiswherethevolcanohasformed
itsmaximumpotential,yetitdoesnoteruptandismostlikelyinactive.Astratovolcano
iswhenthevolcanoisstillyoungthoughitisinaactivemode.

Peopletendtothinkvolcanoesaredangerousorsomebelieveitisnotharmful.
Theyarebothtrue,inasense,dependingonwhatkindofvolcanoitis.Somepositive
outcomesthatcometooursocietyisthattherocksformedafteravolcanobecomes
inactivecanbeusedforaccessoriesorsculptures.Therockscanevenbeusedfor
makingrockkendamas(whichisveryraretofindbecauseoftheprocessofmakingit).
Although,yes,therearesomenegativeeffectswhenitcomestovolcanoes.Depending
ontheareawherethevolcanoislocated,itcancausewildfiresandearthquakesduring
aformationprocess.Aswetalkedaboutearlier,somevolcanoescarrygasesthatare
harmfultoahumanbeingslungandcouldpossiblycausecancer.Ofcourse,lavais
veryhotwhentouchedcancouldcauseseriousburns,orevenDEATH.Mostlikely,we
donothaveavolcanothatisjust2milesawayfromus,sononeofthenegativeeffects
willhappentous.

Inconclusion,mostpeopleshouldlistenorevendomoreresearchaboutthe
chemistryinvolcanoes.Thevarioussubstancesinavolcanoaswellashowitisborn,
wheretheyaredevelopedintheworldinadditiontoanddifferenttypesofvolcanoes,
andfurthermorealsowhatdoesithavetodowithourlifetoday.Volcanoesarevery
interestingthingstoapplytoinchemistry.Mostpeoplethinkofvolcanoesasaplaceto
dosacrificesat,thenagain,thatwasbackcenturiesago.Now,weshouldthinkofways
wecanusevolcanoestohelpourworld.