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Volcanoes: Earth's Fiery Mountains
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Volcanoes: Earth's Fiery Mountains
🌋 Part 1: Understanding Volcanoes
1. What is a volcano?
A mountain that can erupt with lava, ash and gas
A large hole in the ground
A type of earthquake
2. Match each type of volcano with its description:
Active
Dormant
Extinct
Will never erupt again
Sleeping but could erupt
Erupts regularly
3. Which famous volcano is located in New Zealand?
Mount Vesuvius
Mount Ruapehu
Mount Fuji
4. Fill in the blanks about volcano parts:
Hot melted rock called __________ flows from the volcano's opening called a __________.
🔬 Part 2: Volcano Experiment & Effects
5. Put these volcano experiment steps in order (write 1, 2, 3, 4):
____ Add red food colouring to the vinegar
____ Watch the "eruption" happen
____ Put baking soda in the bottle
____ Pour vinegar into the bottle
6. Are volcanoes helpful or harmful? Tick all that apply:
Create fertile soil for farming
Can destroy buildings and homes
Provide geothermal energy
Can cause dangerous ash clouds
7. Explain why people might choose to live near volcanoes even though they can be dangerous:
8. Draw and label a simple volcano showing: crater, lava, magma chamber
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