Famous volcanoes
Vesuvius
What is the volcano beside Pompeii?
The volcano that destroyed Pompeii
What is Vesuvius?
The tallest active volcano in Europe (Italy)
What is Mount Etna?
A flat volcano, formed because the tectonic plates slip apart
What is a Crack Volcano?
A famous explosive volcano in Washington USA.
What is Saint Helens?
The 24th. of August 79 AD
What is the date of the day Vesuvius eruptet, and Pompeii got destroyed?
The 18th of May, 1980 (Washington)
What is Mount Saint Helens?
A volcano that has erupted before, with a plug of solidified magma at the top, which shot off when large enough.
What is an Exsplosive volcano?
The worlds largest active volcano (Hawaii)
What is Mauna Loa?
16.000
How many people died at the disaster of Pompeii?
The 14th of April 2010 (Iceland)
What is Eyjafjallajökull?
A volcano with so much magma that new islands can emerge, it change shape because of the magma.
What is a Hot Spot volcano?
A famous Cone volcano in sicily (Italy). It has destroyed a lot.
What is Etna?
Blood boiled, skulls exploded and suffocated by heat and ash
How did the residents of Pompeii die?
The 15th of April 1991 (Philippines)
What is Mount Pinatubo?
A very flat volcano, with very hot and thin flowing lava.
What is a Shield volcano?
A volcano on the island of Luzon in the Philippines, in the middle of one of the world's most active volcanic areas
What is Pinatubo?
The oldest stone building of its kind known to mankind, dating back to 80 BC
What is the Amphitheatre of Pompeii?
The 27th of August, 1883 (Indonesia)
What is Krakatoa?
A volcano that occurs when the magma is thick, so it solidifies faster. It have very steep sides.
What is a Cone volcano?