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A mountain that erupts with lava, ash, and gases is called what?
a volcano
What is the difference between lava and magma
magma is underground, lava is above the surface
When a volcano is shooting out hot lava and clouds of ash we say that the volcano is _____ing.
erupting
A volcano that is expected to erupt soon is a(n) ___________ volcano.
active
True or False - Volcanoes only erupt on land.
False - volcanoes also erupt in the ocean.
A volcano that has erupted but is not expected to erupt any time soon is called a _____________ volcano.
A volcano that has not erupted in recorded history and is not expected to erupt again is called a(n) ___________ volcano.
extinct
What do we call the area with a lot of volcanoes around the Pacific Ocean?
Bonus: How many volcanoes are in this area?
The Ring of Fire
452
The area around the opening of a volcano that is shaped like a bowl.
Crater
How many active volcanoes are in China?
120
What year was the most recent eruption in China?
Bonus: What province is the volcano in?
1951, Ashikule Volcano in Tibet
The main path that magma uses to exit the volcano.
main vent
A small secondary pathway that.magma takes to exit the volcano.
side vent
Indonesia
A steep, cone shaped volcano
cinder cone volcano
How many people live within the danger zone of active volcanoes?
35 million people
The tallest and steepest volcanoes
composite volcanoes
A volcano that is not very steep but is sometimes very large.
Shield volcano
____________ is when something becomes liquid because of heat.
Molten
A type of bird that lays its' eggs in the warm ash around a volcano.
The maleo bird
What is the name of the volcano in the US that blew up when it erupted?
Mt. St. Helens
What volcano destroyed Pompei in 79AD?
Bonus: What country is Pompei in?
Mt. Vesuvias
Italy
The biggest volcano in the solar system is ___________.
Olympus Mons
What is the biggest volcano in the world and what kind of volcano is it?
Mauna Loa in Hawaii, shield volcano
What is the name of the tectonic plate that China is on?
Eurasian Plate