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Online Worksheet - Volcanoes

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Types of Volcanoes

What type of volcanoes are pictured. Click on the picture to find out.

What is another name for Stratovolcanoes?

Which type of volcano is the most dangerous?

Volcanic Terms

Use this dictionary to find the meanings of

magma

lava

 caldera crater

What is ...

  1. An extinct volcano
  2. A dormant volcano
  3. An active volcano

Famous Major Eruptions

Mt Vesuvius

What country is Mt Vesuvius in?

When did the most well known eruption of Mt Vesuvius occur?

Name 2 cities that were buried by the eruption?

When did they start to excavate (dig up) the ancient city of Pompeii?

 Image:Pompeii the last day 1.jpg

A computer-generated depiction of the eruption of Mt Vesuvius
[from BBC's Pompeii: The Last Day.]
 

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Krakatoa

What country is Krakatoa in?

When was the major eruption of Krakatoa?

Over 30, 000 people died as a result of the eruption. What killed most of them?

A small volcano has appeared where Krakatoa stood. It has been named Anak Krakatoa. What does Anak Karaktoa mean?

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