FACULTAD DE EDUCACIÓN Y HUMANIDADES

ESCUELA PROFESIONAL DE EDUCACIÓN INICIAL

VOLCANOES

DOCENTE TUTOR: Mag Susan Vega Zevallos

ALUMNA: YESSENIA, García Huaman

HUÁNUCO-PERÚ
2020
 Volcanoes

We have all seen pictures like this from time to time ...perhaps you live in a country where
there are volcanoes.
Here are some of the most frequently asked questions about volcanoes.
What are volcanoes? A volcano is a mountain or hill with an opening through which steam,
gases and lava from the centre of the Earth can escape into the air.
What is lava?
Lava is red-hot rock which comes to the Earth's surface through the volcano. It has a temperature
of about 1, OOO Degree Celsius- ten times hotter than boiling water! Lava can move as fast as 55
kph ... faster than most animals can run. How many volcanoes are there in the world?
There are about 850 active volcanoes in the world. About sixty percent are in an area called the
Ring of Fire in the Pacific Ocean. The largest active volcano is Mauna Loa on the island of Hawaii.
What's the difference between 'active' and 'extinct' volcanoes?
An active volcano can erupt at any time. Extinct volcanoes are volcanoes that have stopped
erupting.
What happens when they erupt?
A volcano erupts when there is a violent escape of gases and lava from the volcano. In 79 AD,
Mount Vesuvius in Italy erupted, destroying the Roman city of Pompeii. The worst volcanic
disaster in the twentieth century was in Martinique, a French Island in the Caribbean Sea. A
volcano called Mount Pelee near the town of Pierre erupted on the morning of 8th May 1902. Of
the 30,000 people in Pierre, just two survived.
Can we predict when a volcano is going to erupt?
Nowadays, scientists usually know when a volcano is going to erupt. In 1991, the Pinatubo
volcano, 100 kilometers northwest of Manila in the Philippines, began one of the largest eruptions
of the twentieth century. Thanks to the scientists' warnings, more than 100,000 people left the
area before the volcano erupted.

Resource: P a g e – D o w n l o a d e d f r o m i b a t e f l. c o m

Answer the questions with complete answers

1. What is the Lava temperature? __Volcanoes have a temperature of 1,000 degrees Celsius.

2. What is the speed at which lava can move? _ The lava moves at a speed of 55 kph.

3. How many volcanoes are there active in the world? _ In the world there are around 850 active
volcanoes.

4. What is the location of Mauna Loa? _It is located in Hawaii, in the Pacific Ocean.
5. What is the date when Vesuvius erupted? _It was in 79 AD.

6. what happens when the volcanoes erupt? _There is an escape of violent lava gases from the
volcano.

7. Can we predict the volcanoes eruption? _Today thanks to science, if you can predict
volcanoes.

8. Names two volcanoes in Peru and its location – 1) Volcano, Sara Sara that is located in
Ayacucho. 2) Volcano, Ubinas which is located in Moquegua.

9. Do we have volcanoes in Ancash? _ Hernando Tavera, director of seismology at the

Geophysical Institute of Peru, ruled out the presence of volcanoes in Áncash

10. Is a volcano dangerous? _ Lava flows are streams of molten rock emitted at elevated
temperatures. These lavas can be expelled by the crater or fractures on the flanks of the
volcano. ... However, they do not represent a serious danger to people due to their low speed