Volcanoes
Types of volcanoes
Facts about volcanoes
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What is the hot liquid that shoots out of a volcano called?
Lava
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How many types of volcanoes are there?
Three
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What is the hot liquid rock called that is inside volcano?
magma
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What else escapes from a volcano besides lava?
Ash and gas
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What do you call a scientist who studies volcanoes?
A volcanologist
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What is a volcano?
A vent in the earth's crust through which molten rock and ashes are ejected.
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What is the name of the most common type of volcano?
cinder cone
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What is the hole called at the top of a volcano where the magma escapes from?
a crater
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How does a volcano mountain form?
The hot rock that shoots out will cool off and harden and begin to build up over time forming a mountian.
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What other place besides Earth has more volcanoes?
lo, one of the four largest moons on Jupiter.
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Why do volcanoes erupt?
Deep in the earth it is so hot that the pressure is looking to escape. It finds small vents in the earth to escape out of.
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What are the three types of volcanoes?
The composite, shield and the cinder cone.
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What is the area called that has so many volcanoes?
The ring of fire
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How many types of active volcanoes are there?
Over 1,500 active volcanoes
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What do you call the pieces that cover our earth?
Plates
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