earth science

Sotará (volcano)

Sotará (volcano) is a earth science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Sotará (volcano) rather than just read about it. In short: Sotará is a stratovolcano located in Sotará, Cauca, Colombia. The volcano has hot springs of 80 °C (176 °F) and fumarole activity with a composition of 80% CO2 and 20% H2S.

Key takeaways

Sotará (volcano) belongs to earth science; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect Sotará (volcano) to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of Sotará (volcano) from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

Sotará is a stratovolcano located in Sotará, Cauca, Colombia. The volcano has hot springs of 80 °C (176 °F) and fumarole activity with a composition of 80% CO2 and 20% H2S. The volcano is located between the Silvia-Pijao Fault in the west and the San Jerónimo Fault in the east.

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See also Geology of Colombia List of volcanoes in Colombia List of volcanoes by elevation List of mountains in Colombia

References

Bibliography Orrego, Abigail; León, Luis; Padilla, Luis Eduardo; Acevedo, Álvaro Pablo; Marulanda, Nelson (1999), Plancha 364 - Timbío - 1:100,000, INGEOMINAS, p. 1, retrieved 2017-06-06 N., N, Volcán Sotará, INGEOMINAS, p. 1, retrieved 2017-06-09

External links

"Sotará". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution.

Illustrations

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Sotará (volcano)

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Sotará (volcano) claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In earth science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Sotará (volcano) before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Sotará (volcano) ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Sotará (volcano)

In research: Sotará (volcano) appears in earth science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Sotará (volcano) in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Sotará (volcano) is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Andean Volcanic Belt, Colombia geography stubs, Four-thousanders of the Andes, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Sotará (volcano) outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study Sotará (volcano) in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what Sotará (volcano) means in your own words.
Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
Work through the three examples above with pen and paper.
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Frequently asked questions

What is Sotará (volcano) in simple terms?

Sotará is a stratovolcano located in Sotará, Cauca, Colombia. The volcano has hot springs of 80 °C (176 °F) and fumarole activity with a composition of 80% CO2 and 20% H2S.

Why does Sotará (volcano) matter?

Because it connects several earth science ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Sotará (volcano)?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on Sotará (volcano).