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Volcanoes 101
Magma/Lava
Eruptions in History
100
It flows out of a volcano and helps form the Earth's crust
What is Lava
100
it starts as magma but when it leaves the volcano it this
What is lava
100
This volcano erupted in the year 79 AD destroying the city of Pompeii
What is Mt. Vesuvius
200
When lava flow it may be this and slow, not loud and quick
What is quiet
200
This type of lava looks like little pillows, just dont sleep on them
What is pillow lava
200
this Japanese volcano's most desrtuctive eruption was in 1705 and killed 8000 people
What is Mt. Fuji
300
this type of volcano is the most common type, sometimes called stratovolcano
What is a composite volcano
300
This type of lava flows slowly and sometimes looks like wax dripping from a candle
What is Pahoehoe lava
300
this was the most destructive volcanic eruption in the past 200 years, the country was Indonesia
What is the 1815 eruption of Mt. Tambora
400
This type of island may erupt constantly
What is a volcanic island
400
This type of lava turns into a blocky from and doesnt travel very far from the vent
What is Blocky lava
400
The eruption of this volcano had a death toll of 40,000 in the West Indies in 1902
What is Mt. Pelee