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  • When did Eldfell volcano last erupt?
    1973
  • Where do most earthquakes occur?
    Around the edge of the Pacific Ocean.
  • Where is Eldfell volcano located?
    Iceland
  • Where are the Hawaiian Islands located?
    in the Pacific Ocean
  • Read the statement and guess the correct answer. ''Magma flows up a passage called the vent''.
    C
  • How many dormant volcanoes are there in the world.
    There are about 1400 dormant volcanoes in the world. (But nearly 1300 are active volcanoes) it is difficult to tell whether a volcano is dormant or extinct.
  • Read the statement and guess the correct answer. '' Around the top of the vent is a hollow called the crater of the volcano''.
    B
  • When an undersea volcano erupts, what does it form?
    It forms a new island.
  • Where the Earth's crust is thin or weak, magma collects in large pools. If it finds a weak spot it bursts through the surface, forming a _____________.
    volcano
  • Where is the highest active volcano located?
    Chile-Argentina-South America
  • What is it formed when the lava, dust and ashes come out from the volcano?
    hill or mountain
  • Read the statement and guess the correct answer. ''Lava, smoke, dust, ashes, gases and volcanic bombs".
    A
  • Volcanoes that have not erupted for a long time are called sleeping ,or _________________.
    dormant volcanoes
  • What comes out when the volcano erupts?
    molten rock, smoke, dust, ashes and gases
  • Where can we find the most active volcanoes in the world?
    Hawaii
  • Where are most volcanoes located? on land or under the sea.
    under the sea
  • What is "magma"?
    hot runny rock or molten rock
  • What is it called when magma comes out of a volcano?
    lava
  • If a volcano hasn't erupted for at least 10000 years it is called ____________________.
    an extinct volcano.
  • Read the statement and guess the correct answer. ''Magma collects in a large pool below the surface".
    D
  • What is the world's highest active volcano?
    Ojos del Salado
  • How does a volcano begin?
    A volcano begins as a hole or crack in the Earth's crust.
  • How many active volcanoes are there in the world?
    There are about 1300 active volcanoes in the world.
  • Read the statement and guess the correct answer. ''Cone of ash, rock and lava''.
    F
  • A volcano that is erupting, or can still erupt, is called _________________.
    an active volcano.
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