Yellowstone ParkYellowstone Park

Presented By: Stewart France

And Daniel Solzman

North American PlateNorth American Plate

Yellowstone is located on the North American plate

This plate is located between Wyoming and Montana

Explanation of TectonicsExplanation of Tectonics

The Yellowstone Plateau Volcanic Field was formed due to the plate tectonic movements over the past years

Geologic HistoryGeologic History

The has always been a lot of volcanic history in Yellowstone

The Washburn Range is part of the Absaroka volcanic field

Lava flows formed the boundaries of the lakes

The lava flow recorded is in the era of 500,000 and 100,000 years ago

Recent HistoryRecent History

It is recorded that Old Faithful erupts every 30 to 78 minutes

There has not been hardly any activity recently except for earthquakes

The Great ImpactThe Great Impact

When the super volcano that lies within Yellowstone erupts, there will be huge areas of North America that will be destroyed

It is even possible for the ash to block the sun, which would cause temperatures to drop.

What to doWhat to do

The majority of the people who live near Yellowstone realize that there is not much they can do

It is going to be a natural disaster, and you can not control natural disasters