By Evan Hazlett amp Nick Rizzo Sicily Italy DESCRIPTION Mt Etna is a composite volcano It is the largest active volcano in Europe Mt Etna is very explosive with 4 eruptions since 2006 ID: 276721
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Mt. Etna
By: Evan Hazlett & Nick Rizzo
Sicily, ItalySlide2
DESCRIPTION
Mt. Etna is a composite volcano. It is the largest active volcano in Europe.Mt. Etna is very explosive, with 4 eruptions since 2006.Mt. Etna has pyroclastic flow which are small fragments rocks and other materials.
Mt. Etna is very active, it can erupt at any time. Slide3
EFFECTS ON HUMANS
Mt. Etna effected the atmosphere because its structure makes it to where it erupts straight in the air with smoke and rock fragments.
It effects the hydrosphere because it puts rock and other materials in the water when it erupts.It effects the geosphere because all the lava and other materials ooze over the land and leave all those materials and it changes the land afterwards.Two positive effects on humans:Volcanoes are our only real source of rock samples from deep within the earth, which is good for experimentingSoil becomes more nutrient filled.Two negative effects on humans:Destruction is caused to habitat and shelter from the eruption.Weather patterns are changed, changing in climate after eruption.Slide4
HISTORY
Mt. Etna started forming 80 million years ago.
The first eruption was in 500 B.C.Mt Etna has erupted over 200 times since then.Its last major eruption was in 2006, when it wiped out everything around it.Slide5
5 EXTRA FACTS ON MT. ETNA
Largest volcano in Europe
One of the most active volcanoes in the world3x the height of Mt. VesuviusCovers 340 square milesThe Greeks thought it was the home to Vulcan, the god of fire.Slide6
BIBLIOGRAPHY
http://www.destination360.com/europe/italy/mount-etnahttp://answers.askkids.com/Nature/top_10_facts_on_mount_etna
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Etna