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A supervolcano or super volcanic eruption is a volcanic eruption with ejecta greater than 1,000 cubic kilometers.

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1 A supervolcano or super volcanic eruption is a volcanic eruption with ejecta greater than 1,000 cubic kilometers

2 Toba Super eruption. Occurred at Lake Toba 73,000 years ago

3 What did the eruption cause or do? Caused a “Volcanic Winter” Ice cored data show that the weather was cooler for several centuries after the Toba Eruption, possibly due to the large amount of stratospheric sulfur aerosol driven out by the volcano.

4 Is there a possible volcano in Yellowstone National Park? Yes.

5 What evidence is there that it is active? It has geysers

6 How big is it? What is it made of? (composition) 3-328 ft A type of hot spring that erupts in a colomn of stem or hot water.

7 What could happen if it erupts? Some believe geysers are surface indicators of the existence of magma beneath the earth's surface.

8 What is the name of the volcano that grew out of a farmer’s field in Mexico? Paricutin

9 How long did it erupt and how big did it get? Eight years, 336 meters (1,102.36 ft) tall.

10 Mauna Loa Mauna Loa is the largest volcano on Earth. It is located in Hawaii. Its last eruption was in 1984.

11 Mount Olympus The largest volcano in this solar system is Mount Olympus which is located on mars.


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