Restless Earth - Supervolcano Case Study

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Which States is Yellowstone located in?
Wyoming Montana
Which Tectonic Plates are involved?
North American
What Powers Yellowstone? (weakness in the crust)
Hot Spot
What is the size of the Caldera?
80km long, 40km wide and 8km deep
When did Yellowstone last erupt? (WE ARE DUE AN ERUPTION!!!!)
630,000 years ago
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Approx how much land would be lost as a result of an eruption?
10,000km2
Approx. how many people would die as a result?
87,000
How many cm of ash would cover buildings within 1000km2? (in CM)
15cm
How many days would it take for the ash to reach the UK?
5 days
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Level 77
Aug 21, 2017
Awfully specific. Also, the last eruption was 640,000 years ago.
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Level 53
Sep 5, 2017
Thanks for you comment! I know, I made a couple of quizzes for my sister sitting her GCSEs so I had to make the answers pretty specific for her case studys!