Study Guide

1. What is a volcano?
A// Is a natural formation with an opening in the Earth’s crust.

2. How is the volcano formed?

A// is usually formed then hot liquid rock called magma.

3. Wat kind of volcanoes are there?

A// There are four kinds of volcanoes: active dormant, intermittent, and extinct volcanoes.

4. What is the active volcano?

A// Is one that permanently has some activity going on.

5. What is a dormant volcano?

A// Is inactive but may still erupt at any moment.

6. What is an intermittent volcano?

A// Erupts on and off regularly.

7. What is an extinct volcano?

A// Has no activity ever recorded.

8. What happen when a volcano erupts?

A// It splits out lava that flows downward.

9. How many active volcanoes are?

A// There are about 600 active volcanoes.

10. Where is the biggest extinct crater?

A// Is in Hawaii, USA.