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Hot Fact #1
• Mauna Loa on Hawaii is the
largest live volcano on Earth.
Hot Fact #2
• Scientists who study volcanoes are called
volcanologists.
Hot Fact #3
• Lava is the name given to magma when it
escapes on to the Earth’s surface.
Hot Fact #4
• The Earth’s crust is made of huge pieces
of rock called plates.
Hot Fact #5
• The ring of fire is a volcano on the Pacific
Ocean.
Hot Fact #6
• On average between 20 and 30
volcanoes erupt each year.
Hot Fact #7
• As runny lava cools and hardens it
produces wrinkled surface known as
pahoehoe.
Hot Fact #8
• Volcanic dust can cause red sunsets.
Hot Fact #9
• Rice and other food crops grow well in
volcanic soil.
Hot Fact #10
• Volcanic bombs are large pieces of rock
but sometimes thrown out during a
volcanic eruption.