2. WHAT IS A VOLCANO?
● A volcano is a
mountain.
● Most of the time, it
shoots out gas, ash,
and burning rock.
This is called an
eruption.
3. INSIDE A VOLCANO
● Inside every volcanoe
there is a deep hole.
It is so hot there that
some of the rocks
melt.
● This hot, runny rocks
is called magma, but
the hot rock that
comes out is called
lava.
4. TYPES OF VOLCANOES
VOLCANOES ON LAND
● Some volcanoes are
active.
● Active volcanoes are
always erupting.
5. TYPES OF VOLCANOES
VOLCANOES ON LAND
● Some volcanoes are
dormant.
● These volcanoes are
sleeping.
● They are dangerous
too.
6. TYPES OF VOLCANOES
VOLCANOES ON LAND
● Some volcanoes are
extinct.
● Extinct volcanoes are
volcanoes we think
can´t erupt again but
● sometimes they wake
up.
7. TYPES OF VOLCANOES
VOLCANOES UNDER THE SEA
● There are lots more
volcanoes under the
sea
● One third of the world
´s active volcanoes
are on land. Other are
under the sea
9. Vesuvius is an excint volcano in Italy. Its very famous because there was a
terrible eruption in 79 A.D. We know about the eruption from very old lettlers.
One afternoon the people from Pompeii heard a loud noise. They looked up
and saw a cloud of ash shooting out of the top of Mount Vesuvius . Soon
after that, failling rocks started hitting the town. People ran out of their
houses, but they couldn't breathe. There were huge clouds of ash and gas.
By the evening, thousands of people were dead.
The next day, lots of mud and ash covered the town. It hardened into rock
and covered Pompeii.
Pompeii was a lost city.
People forgot about Pompeii for 1,500 years.
11. Mount St.Helens
It is in Washington D.C,
it is an active volcano.
The most catastrofic
eruption was on May
18, 1980.Fifty seven
people were killed. The
homes, the bridges,...
were destroyed.
12. TEIDE
● It is in Canary
Islands, in Tenerife.
Teide is a dormant
volcano. Its last
eruption was in 1909.
13. ETNA
● It is in Scily, Italy.
Etna is a active
volcano. In Europe is
the largest volcano. In
2002-2003 there were
the biggest eruptions
and the most
important eruption
was in 1669. It killed
only a few people.
14. NEVADO DE RUIZ
● It is in Colombia. It's
the highest active
volcano in Colombia.
The most important
eruption was in 1985.
23.000 people died.
15. KRAKATOA
● It is in Indonesia.It´s a
dormant volcano. The
most important
eruption was in 1883.
It destroyed most of
the island and it
caused a tsunami. It
killed 36.417 people.