1. volcanoes
By Tara

2. What is a volcano?
 A volcano is a landform where molten rock
erupts through the surface of the planet.
 The name volcano comes from the name of
VULCAN, a god of fire in Roman mythology.

3. Lava and
Magma
Magma is liquid rock inside a
volcano.
Lava is liquid rock that flows out of
the volcano.

4. How many volcanoes
are there?
There are 1510 active volcanoes in the
world.
There are 80 or more volcanoes
underneath the oceans on Earth.

5. Did you
know?
Volcanoes are like
giant safety valves
that release the
pressure that builds
up inside the Earth.

6. Famous Volcanoes
 Mt Vesuvius – Italy
 Mt St. Helens – United States of America

7. How does a Volcano
work?

8. Volcanoes on other planets
Mars Jupiter
 There are many volcanoes  Jupiter’s moon is the most
on Mars. volcanically active object in
the solar system. It erupts all
 These volcanoes are extinct the time.
and do not erupt anymore.
 It’s lavas are the hottest
known in the solar system.
They get to 1,500°C.

9. Iceland
 Iceland is half the size of Victoria.
 It has 30 active volcanic systems.
 In 1783 a volcano (Skaftareldar) erupted for a
whole year. The volcano killed one quarter of the
people living in Iceland at the time.

10. The end
I hope you enjoyed it.