What is a volcano? 4
A volcano erupts 6
After the eruption 8
Inside a volcano 10
Run for your life! 12
A story from the past 14
The hidden town 16
Different volcanoes 18
Volcanoes under the sea 20
Studying volcanoes 22
Visit a volcano 24
Volcanoes are useful 26
Volcanoes in space 28
Glossary 30
Index 32
Contents
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Volcano factsThe word volcano comes from the name Vulcan. Vulcan was the Roman god of fire.
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What is a volcano?A volcano is a mountain. Most of the time, it looks like any other mountain, but sometimes it shoots out gas, ash and burning rock. This is called an eruption.
The biggest eruptions are like firework displays. There is a lot of noise and very hot rock shoots out of the peak.
Why do volcanoes erupt? Where does the hot rock come from? This book tells you about the wonderful world of volcanoes.
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