Unit 5 The power of nature课件课件（人教版选修6）.pptVIP

Remember what happened on Dec 26, 2004? What do you know about volcano? Do you know how a volcano erupts? 1.Why is a volcanologist’s job important? Volcanologists study volcanoes so that they can warn people when the volcano is going to erupt and so save many lives. 2. Why is the lava that flows on Mount Kilauea more dangerous than the actual eruption? The lava flows down the mountain and can cover up or burn villages in its path. The rocks that erupt from the volcano usually don’t damage anything because no one lives near the crater. 3. Why did the scientists have to get close to th