Volcanoes

A volcano is a mountain that opens downward to a pool of molten rock below the surface of the earth. A volcano is a vent in the Earth from which molten rock (magma) and gas erupt. The molten rock that erupts from the volcano (lava) forms a hill or mountain around the vent. All volcanic eruptions are not alike. Some eruptions, are quiet, with lava slowly oozing from a vent. Other eruptions are very violent, with lava and other materials being hurled hundreds of miles into the air. Below are websites that will help you to learn and review information about volcanoes.

[|Learners.org]- a nice interactive website to help you learn and understand about volcanoes.

[|National Geographic Forces of Nature]- a wonderful interactive website that explains four forces of nature: volcanoes, earthquakes, tornadoes and hurricanes. To learn about volcanoes click on the volcano icon at the top left of the page.

[|Channel One News- Make Your Own Volcano]- a fun website that will allow you to create your own virtual volcano and then watch it erupt!

[|Enchanted Learning]- a nice webpage with information about volcanoes. There also is a very nice volcano diagram.

[|Discovery Kids-Volcano Explorer]- an interactive website that will explore different aspects of volcanoes (use the menu). This site will also let you create and erupt your own volcano!

[|Scholastic Volcano Lab]- get ready to test your knowledge of volcanoes!

Below are two volcano videos. The first video is from National Geographic and will give you a brief overview of volcanoes and the second video is a cool video of a timelapsed lava flowing from an active volcano. Simply click on the white arrow to view each of the videos. ENJOY!

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