volcanoes

volacnoes

by Juliette, Edmund and Teilo

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what are volcanoes

• volcanoes are huge mountains that when erupt comes out with lava

where did the word volcano come from?

The word volcano came from the fire god Vulcan. People say he lived in a volcano and when he gets angry the volcano erupts so the people from the village try to please him with gifts.

how is lava created

• Lava is created when the magma comes into the volcano the magma starts to heat up and then it turns into lava.

fun facts

• The oldest volcano in Mount Etna

• The first ever volcano to erupt was Mount Vesuvius

• There are 1500 volcanoes in the world and 80 of them are in the ocean

• 90% of volcanoes are in the middle of the pacific ocean some people call it the ring of fire.

fun facts part 2

• After a volcano erupts and it hasn’t erupted in a long long time eg. 300 years the wind and air blows it in a weird shape.

quiz time

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what is the name of the place that was in the middle of the Pacific Ocean where 90% of volcanoes are

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What is the oldest volcano?

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what is the name of the fire god

Multiple Choice

what thing goes in the volcano to create lava

• magma

• gas

• ice

Multiple Choice

how many volcanoes are there in the world

• 80

• 2000

• 1200

• 1500