Thursday, March 28, 2019

Inside a Volcano (1)

Going deep into a whole new world

When a volcano erupts, orange bursts into the sky. Rocks and ash shoot up into the air, and lava rolls down the mountain. Who in their right mind would want to get close to something like that? No one, of course. But if it were safe, wouldn't it be exciting to go down inside a volcano? If you're interested, look no further than Iceland. Iceland is the only place on earth where you can go down inside a volcano. A guided tour takes visitors deep inside the Thrihnukagigur volcano for a look at its inner workings.

Thrihnukagigur lies about 30 kilometers from Iceland's capital, Reykjavik. It last erupted 4000 years ago and has remained dormant ever since. A dormant volcano is "sleeping" but is expected to erupt again sometime. Dormant volcanoes still contain liquid rock called magma. But it won't come to the surface until it is hot enough and under enough pressure. Thrihnukagigur is unique. Its magma chamber is empty, so visitors can now explore it.


Language Lab
erupt v.
to send out rocks, ash, lava, etc., in a sudden explosion
- The volcano suddenly erupted and almost half of the city was covered by lava.
to happen or begin suddenly and violently
- Riots erupted downtown, and many people left the area for safety.
eruption n.
- Luckily, the volcanic eruption was minor, and no casualties were reported.

inner adj.
located toward the inside of something : not on or at the edge or outside of something
- This exercise can strengthen your inner thigh muscles.
- The hotel guest requested an inner room facing the courtyard.
of or relating to a person's mind or spirit
- Even though Andrew seems to have it all, he's still looking for true inner peace.
— opposite outer adj.
located on or toward the outside of something : not on or at the inside or center of something
- Stay in the outer lane if you want to exit the freeway soon.

dormant adj. (hibernate)
not doing anything at this time : not active but able to become active
- This dormant volcano hasn't erupted for over three hundred years.
- This volcano is no longer considered dormant after its recent eruption; it's now an active one.
- You can deposit some cash to reactivate this dormant account.

chamber n.
a small space inside something (such as a machine or your body)
- The underground chamber was used to store firearms.
- Each chamber of the palace was decorated in a different style.
a cavity in a plant, animal body, or organ.
- You can see the four chambers of the patient's heart on the monitor.


Info Cloud

Hello and welcome to Info Cloud.

Blex, do you ever watch natural documentaries? Not really, why do you ask?

I was watching a documentary about volcanoes that blew my mind. It's about the eruption of the cracker volcano in the Philiphans. 

Joe, just used that impression that is rather cleave given what he talking about. When something blow's your mind, it amazes and excites you.

Exactly, that is exactly what happened. The size the effect of what explosion were amazing. It really did blow my mind, but what did you mean by cleaver?

Because what blew your mind was a show about a volcano blowing its top.  

Right, I guess that was a cleaver way to describe it. Although for people not familiar with the phrase to blow your top. We should explain it. 

So, when a volcano blows it's top, it exposed, but a more common way to use the same is people. 

When someone blow's their top, they don't expolred, they get angry very quickly.

When dad finds out that we wrecked the car, he is going to blow his top. 

That's a pretty typical fear for kids. Parents find out you did something wrong, they will get angry right away.

blow someone's mind 
informal : to strongly affect someone's mind with shock, confusion, etc. : to amaze or overwhelm someone's mind
- I watched a documentary about volcanoes that blew my mind.
The music really blew my mind. The thought of all she's accomplished at such a young age just blows my mind.

blow your top
informal or US blow your stack : to become very angry
- Sam's dad is going to blow his top, because Sam wrecked his car.
- Mom really blew her top when she found out I'd wrecked the car.