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January 06, 2009

Copy the questions below into your own post with the same title as this one.

For keywords, use: dlindsay, assignment, volcanoes, webhunt

Underneath each question, provide your answer.

Use this website to help:

http://www.learner.org/interactives/volcanoes/entry.html

Don't forget to copy all the text in your post before submitting. You will probably get autologged by the system since the assignment will take you some time to complete.

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1)  Next to which city is Mt. Rainier located?

2)  Where does the magma that fuels the volcano come from?

3) What is the Hawiian name for lava that is "ropey?"

4) How does decreasing the pressure of the rock affect the temperature at which it melts?

5) What three plate tectonic situations lead to volcanos?

6) List four dangers of volcanoes in order of most dangerous to people to least dangerous.

7) What is one tool that vulcanologists use to help predict eruptions?

8) List two ways that humans can prepare for a volcanic eruption.

9) Write one question that you'd like to have answered about volcanoes.

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January 20, 2009

Can you write a rule to predict how many blocks will be in the nth step?

blockpattern.png

What's the pattern?

Keywords: algebra, dlindsay, pattern

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January 22, 2009

Thirty-one hours after President Obama took the Presidential Oath of Office, he decided to retake the oath after criticism surrounding the botched wording during the inauguration. Having seen the inauguration, you have first-hand knowledge of what happened. Do you think it was important to retake the oath?

Describe your position on this topic and explain your point of view.

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