Pacific Ring of Fire
Wow, Indonesia’s Mount Sinabung is Making a Mess. Here’s the View From Space!
The Eruption of Mount Sinabung on the island of Sumatra, Indonesia, was recently photographed from space by satellites belonging to…
What is the Mid-Atlantic Ridge?
Beneath the Atlantic Ocean is the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, an geological feature that runs north-south and measures some 16,000 km (10,000…
What is the Earth’s Mantle Made Of?
Like all the other terrestrial planets, (Mercury, Venus, and Mars) the Earth is made up of many layers. This is…
What Are The Different Parts Of A Volcano?
Volcanoes are one of the most impressive and powerful forces of nature, consisting of many different parts that serve different…
What is the Pacific “Ring of Fire”?
What if someone were to tell you that there's a region in the world where roughly 90% of the world's…
Podcast: The Pacific Ring of Fire
The Pacific Ring of Fire wraps around the Pacific Ocean, including countries like Japan, Canada, New Zealand and Chile. And…
Mount Krakatoa
[/caption]Mount Krakatoa is a volcanic island found in Indonesia. Its most famous eruption in 1883 is one of the biggest…