Virtual Volcano - build your own

Build your own volcanoes from the Discovery Channel Volcano Explorer Virtual Volcano: "Try your hand at creating the different types of volcanoes and their varied eruptions. Change the viscosity and gas levels below, then hit the 'Set Conditions' button to see your volcano. ...

Magma viscosity and gas content are factors in the shape and explosiveness of a volcano. This project provides a simplified look at volcanoes, sonce there is much to be learned before volcanologists can fully understand and predict the forces below these restless giants."

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