Earth Sciences Volcanoes

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Plate tectonics are behind the Pacific Ring of Fire and eruptions of lava, gas, and ash that can cause damage. Volcanologists study the formation and types of volcanoes such as Ruapehu, White Island, and calderas like Lake Taupo. SCIS no. 1819494

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Volcanoes

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Hot earth

Hot Earth

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Just a glitch! with a good foundation you can still build!

Nisbet, Alastair, 1958- :'Just a glitch! with a good foundation you can still build!' 22 November 2012

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Volcano traditions - roadside stories

Volcano traditions - Roadside Stories

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Preparation for a disaster

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Volcanic fury - White Island

Volcanic Fury - White Island

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Landscape Road lava cave

Landscape Road Lava cave

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Evidence of the Taupō eruption

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Rotomahana after the eruption

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Eruptions

ERUPTIONS. (Bush Advocate, 03 November 1906)

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Volcanoes: Pacific Ring of Fire

Volcanoes: Pacific Ring of Fire

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Tarawera

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Volcanic Lake Taupō - roadside stories

Volcanic Lake Taupō - Roadside Stories

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Sand volcano

Sand Volcano

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Taupo

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To Tongariro and back

TO TONGARIRO AND BACK. (Hawke's Bay Herald, 02 August 1870)

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The Pink Terraces

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Pink and White Terraces

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Auckland’s volcanoes

Auckland's Volcanoes

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Rangitoto, Auckland's youngest volcano - roadside stories

Rangitoto, Auckland's youngest volcano - Roadside Stories

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Volcanoes

Dr Jan Lindsay - Volcanoes, Auckland Museum

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Sunset, Ngāuruhoe volcano

Sunset, Ngauruhoe Volcano

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Volcanic eruption

VOLCANIC ERUPTION (Colonist, 19 June 1886)

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Mt Taranaki (Egmont)

Mt Taranaki (Egmont) by Charles Heaphy, 1840

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White Island

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Pumice

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Volcanic cones of Auckland

Map plan of Volcanic Cones of Auckland area

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Pumice

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Volcanoes

Services to Schools

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Services to Schools

Quiz: volcanoes

Services to Schools

Make You own volcano

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Space volcano explore

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Services to Schools

Volcanoes

Services to Schools

Volcanoes

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Blocks of pumice

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Mountains (New Zealand)

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