Volcano facts for year 3

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Fun Volcano Facts

Check out these fun volcano facts for kids.

Learn about hot magma, famous eruptions, volcanoes on other planets, volcanic gases, flowing lava and more.

7 fun facts about volcanoes

Enjoy our wide range of strange and interesting facts about volcanoes.

• Volcanoes are openings in the Earth’s surface. When they are active they can let ash, gas and hot magma escape in sometimes violent and spectacular eruptions.

• The word volcano originally comes from the name of the Roman god of fire, Vulcan.

• Volcanoes are usually located where tectonic plates meet.

  This is especially true for the Pacific Ring of Fire, an area around the Pacific Ocean where over 75% of the volcanoes on Earth are found.

• While most volcanoes form near tectonic boundaries, they can also form in areas that contain abnormally hot rock inside the Earth.

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