1:WhendidMt.St.Helenseruptlast? IteruptedonOctober2004 2:WhereisMt.St.Helenslocated? ItislocatedinWashington 3:Howmuchmagmaisreleasedduringtheeruption? Aboutmillionsoftonswerereleasedduringtheeruption 4:Whatisapyroclasticflow? Itisacloudofgasandsteam 5:HowfarfromthesummitisSpiritLakelocated? Itislocated4milesaway 6:Howmanypeoplewerekilledbytheeruption? 57peoplewerekilled 7:Howfarawaywasthefurthestvictim? Thefurthestvictimwas13milesaway 8:Howmanybirdsdisappearedduringthisdisaster?Howmanyinsects?

Billionsofinsectsdisappearedandthousandsofbirdsdisappeared 9:WhathappenstoSpiritLake?Explain. Itgotcoveredintreesandthefishdiedbecausetherewasnoairinthewater 10:Explainwhatthelandscapeinthisregionlookslikeaftertheeruption.(EndofPartI) Itwasallcoveredinashandnotreeswerestanding 11:WhatisthePacificRingofFire? Itisaringofvolcanoesthegoforthousandsofmiles 12:ExplainwhathascausedthevolcanoatMt.St.Helens Thetwoplatesunderitwereconvergingandcausedthemagmatorise 13:Whatdidtheecologistfindwhenhefirstcametothemountainaftertheeruption? Theydidntfindanythingbutashandbrokendowntrees 14:Whatwerethefirstsignsoflifeatthemountain?Whatdidtheyseehappening? Thefirstsignoflifewasapocketgopherandhewastakingoutthesoilsothatplantscan growonit 15:Whywereecologistssosurprisedtoseeafloweringplantayearaftertheeruption?(Endof PartII) Theyweresurprisedbecausetherewasnosoilanditwastoearlyforittogrow 16:Howhastheplantmanagedtogrowinsuchabarrenarea?Explain. Ithasaspecialrootstructurethatusesitownfertilizer 17:Whatisapioneeringspecies?Howdotheyhelpoutinanutrientpoorenvironment? Explain. Itisspeciestheappearsfirstafteraenvironmentwasdisruptedtheyhelpbecausewhen theydietheyreleasenutrients 18:WhatiscausingearthquakesonMt.St.Helens? Lavaispushingupmakingpressure 19:Explainhowthepioneeringspeciesarehelpingtorevivethelandscape. Whentheydietheyreleasenutrientstothesoilwhichtheplantsusetogrow 20:WhatwerescientistsfindinginSpiritLake?Whywasthedissolvedoxygenlevelssolow?

Whatwasthiscausing? Theywerentfindinganyfishanditwasdark,thedissolvedoxygenlevelsweresolowbecause thetreesdidntallowlighttogothroughandtheplantsandphytoplanktoncan'tgothrough photosynthesis 21:Explainhowlifeinthelakeisabletocomeback.Whatspeciesisfirst(pioneeringspecies)? Howweretheybroughttothelake?(EndofPartIII) Lifewasabletocomebackbecausethephytoplanktonwereabletousethesuntorelease oxygen,Thespeciesthatcamefirstwerephytoplankton,theygottherebybeingblownbythe wind 22:Howarethesalamandersabletosurviveintheharshenvironment? Theyareabletosurviveiftheyareinacoolandmoistarea 23:Howwastherateofrecoveryonthemountain?Wasitwasscientistsexpected?(Endof PartIV) Therateofrecoveryinthemountainwasveryfastscientistdidnotexpectforittobethat fast 24:Wheredoesalloftheexplosiveforceinvolcanoescomefrom?Wheredoesthegascome from?(EndofPartV) Theexplosiveforceisfromthemagmabeingunderpressurethegascomesfromwater. DiscussthemiraculousreturnofnaturetoMt.St.Helensyearsaftertheeruption.Inyour discussion,usethefollowingtermsinyouranswer:succession,pioneerspecies,symbiosis (mutualism),andnutrientcycling Thereturnwasduetosecondarysuccession.Itwasallduetothepioneerspecieswhichwas thepocketgopheritwasabletobringoutsoilfromundergroundandplantswereabletouseitto grow.allthisprocessiscallednutrientcycling.