🌋 Part 1: What are Volcanoes?

1. What is a volcano?

A big mountain that can shoot out hot rock

A type of cloud

A deep hole in the ground

2. What comes out of a volcano when it erupts?

Water and ice

Hot melted rock called lava

Sand and dirt

3. Draw a simple volcano below:

🔥 Part 2: Volcano Shapes

4. Some volcanoes are tall and pointy. Some are wide and flat. Which picture shows a tall, pointy volcano?

Picture A (wide and flat)

Picture B (tall and pointy)

Picture C (underground)

5. What makes some volcanoes look different from others?

The type of hot rock that comes out

The weather around them

How many people live nearby

6. Draw two different volcano shapes - one tall and pointy, one wide and flat:

🌍 Part 3: Volcanoes Around the World

7. Where can you find volcanoes?

Only in hot countries

All around the world

Only under the sea

8. Are all volcanoes dangerous?

Yes, they are all very dangerous

No, some are sleeping and safe

Only the big ones are dangerous

9. How do people stay safe from volcanoes?

They move away when scientists warn them

They hide underground

They pour water on the volcano

10. Draw a picture showing how lava flows down a volcano:

Volcano Types and Eruptions

Volcanoes for Year 4

🌋 Part 1: What are Volcanoes?

🔥 Part 2: Volcano Shapes

🌍 Part 3: Volcanoes Around the World

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