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A volcano is an opening in.....
The earths surface
The moons surface
The surface of a mountain
All of the above
Usually found in a mountain, the opening allows, gas, hot__________________ and ash to escape from beneath the Earth's crust.
The word volcano comes from which Roman name?
Cano
Voccanis
Magnatus
Vulcan
Why does it make sense that volcanoes are often found at meeting points of tectonic plates?
Approximately 350 million people live within danger range of an active volcano. This is....... people.
One in a hundred
One in two hundred
One in twenty
One in five hundred
Volcanoes can be classified as active, dormant or ____________.
Two of the main shapes that volcanoes take are
circular and rectangular shaped
rectangular and side shaped
cone and wide shape
triangular and rectangular shaped
Explain how magma and lava are two different things.
Lava from a volcano can reach _________degrees Celsius.
The world's largest active volcano is......
Mount Merapi in Indonesia
Mount Vesuvius in Pompeii
Sakurajima in Japan
Mauna Loa in Hawaii
Volcanoes exist throughout the solar system. The largest volcano in our solar system is........................
Jenipus found on Jupiter
Olympus Mons found on Mars
Mount Vesuvius found on the moon
Zekedia found on Neptune
Most of the the world's active volcanoes are found on the ___________ __ ______ a 40 000 Km horseshoe shaped area of the Pacific Ocean.
The loudest sound in recorded history was made by a volcano called_________________
Krakatau
Mount Vesuvius
Mount Etna
Villarica
Volcano's can also have a positive effect on land. Explain why this is so?
Some animals find volcano's useful. Give an example of this.
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