Skip to content

Pages tagged as Magma

Syndicate content Feed of latest pages tagged: Magma

Why do volcanoes erupt?photos.com

By The Rough Science webteam (The Open University)

19 April 2010

Asked to explore a moutain in Colorado, the Rough Scientists realised what they were standing on was an extinct volcano. What forces create these geological...  Read more : Why do volcanoes erupt?

4.333335
You haven't rated. Average rating 4.3 out of 5, based on 9 ratings
9 votes   0 comments

The case of the shrinking volcanoUsed with permission

By Professor Hazel Rymer (The Open University)

19 November 2009

In an area of Iceland, one volcano is sinking while others are rising. Is magma moving from one place to another, and if so, where’s...  Read more : The case of the shrinking volcano

5
You haven't rated. Average rating 5 out of 5, based on 3 ratings
3 votes   0 comments

Earthquake and eruptive activity at Poás volcano, Costa Ricaby Michelle Spinosa © copyright Michelle Spinosa

By Professor Hazel Rymer (The Open University)

19 January 2009

The science goes on, despite experiencing an earthquake at the Poás volcano in Costa Rica  Read more : Earthquake and eruptive activity at Poás volcano, Costa Rica

5
You haven't rated. Average rating 5 out of 5, based on 2 ratings
2 votes   0 comments

Volcanoes in the labDreamstime

By Melanie Hinrichs (The Open University)

28 November 2008

Scientists are trying to predict volcanic eruptions by interpreting low frequency seismic events  Read more : Volcanoes in the lab

4.666665
You haven't rated. Average rating 4.7 out of 5, based on 3 ratings
3 votes   0 comments

Clenched buttocks and sulphurous gas: Material World goes to Mount EtnaCopyrighted Image John Murray

By Dr John Murray (The Open University)

18 November 2008

John Murray has been monitoring Mount Etna since 1975 - a tale of Clenched Buttocks and sulphurous gas  Read more : Clenched buttocks and sulphurous gas: Material World goes to Mount Etna

5
You haven't rated. Average rating 5 out of 5, based on 2 ratings
2 votes   2 comments

Geology toolkit: rock types Featuring: activity, OU - S260 course book

By The OpenLearn team (The Open University)

27 March 2008

The Geology Toolkit helps explain the three main types of rock  Read more : Geology toolkit: rock types

3.50588
You haven't rated. Average rating 3.5 out of 5, based on 85 ratings
85 votes   0 comments

Geology toolkit: the rock cycle Featuring: activity, BBC

By The OpenLearn team (The Open University)

27 March 2008

Use the Geology Toolkit to discover why it is important to know about rocks  Read more : Geology toolkit: the rock cycle

3.115385
You haven't rated. Average rating 3.1 out of 5, based on 26 ratings
26 votes   0 comments

Explosive beginningsMike Dodd

By The Coast web team (The Open University)

12 October 2006

For a small island, our coast has a lot of rock types, thanks to their explosive beginnings  Read more : Explosive beginnings

3.8
You haven't rated. Average rating 3.8 out of 5, based on 5 ratings
5 votes   0 comments

The rock cycleBBC

By The OpenLearn team (The Open University)

27 September 2006

Use the Geology Toolkit to discover why it is important to know about rocks. For a richer experience, you can explore with our interactive Geology...  Read more : The rock cycle

4.75
You haven't rated. Average rating 4.8 out of 5, based on 4 ratings
4 votes   0 comments

Rock typesOU - S260 course book

By The OpenLearn team (The Open University)

27 September 2006

The Geology Toolkit helps explain the three main types of rock. For a richer experience, you can explore with our interactive Geology Toolkit.  Read more : Rock types

3.42857
You haven't rated. Average rating 3.4 out of 5, based on 7 ratings
7 votes   0 comments

About OpenLearn

Hide

Explore

Try

Study

OU Courses

Open University

OpenLearn Now

Hide
The truth behind the torch Copyrighted Image London 2012

As the Olympic flame wings its way around the UK, the OU's Aarón Alzola Romero asks: just how immemorial is the Olympic torch relay?

Once upon a wine
OU on TV and radio this week

Tag Clouds

Hide

Site Cloud

My Cloud

Discover the latest about your passions - Sign In or Register and start a personal tag cloud.

What are Tag Clouds?
http://www.open.edu/openlearn/sites/all/themes/ole/flash/tagcloud.swf

Creative Commons License Except for third party materials and otherwise stated, content on this site is made available
under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.0 Licence

/openlearn/sites/all/themes/ole/