Volcanoes

For my next post I would like to talk about volcanoes. Here are some volcano facts.

1. A volcano is a hole usually on top of a mountain on the surface of the earth where gas, magma and ash can shoot out. This can be called an eruption.

2. Magma is the word for hot liquid rock inside a volcano. After it leaves the volcano, it is called lava. It is red, hot and fiery.

You should never touch lava if you ever get to see it.

3. The word “volcano” comes from the Roman name “Vulcan” – the Roman god of fire.

4. Volcanoes are either active, dormant or extinct. “Active” means there is regular activity, “dormant” means there has been recent activity but is quiet at the moment and “extinct”, means it’s been so long since the last eruption that it probably won’t happen again.

5. The world’s highest active volcano is Mauna Loa in Hawaii and is 4,169m high.

6. Nearly 2,000 years ago Mount Vesuvius erupted, and covered the Italian town of Pompeii. The ash covered the town and the remains of the people who lived there.

On Sunday 20th January I visited Manchester Museum we looked around the whole museum and even found pieces of ash and rock from Mount Vesuvius when the eruption happened, and a person and their dog who had been covered in ash when the volcano erupted.

Hope you enjoyed reading about volcanoes and my visit to the museum. If you know any more interesting facts leave me a comment!

See you soon for another blog

Olivia