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5 Things I Learned About Volcanos

Published on Dec 04, 2015

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5 THINGS I LEARNED ABOUT VOLCANOS

BY: AVERY WARD
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Divergent Plate Boundaries
Most volcanos are found on divergent plate boundaries and most divergent plate boundaries are found at the bottom of the ocean.

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VOLCANOS CAN BE CLSSIFIED IN THREE CATEGORIES

  • Active
  • Dormant
  • Extinct
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COUNTING VOLCANOS

  • There are 1,511 volcanos in all
  • There are 539 active volcanos
  • There are 529 dormant volcanos
  • There are 443 extinct volcanos
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TYPES OF LAVA

  • A'a: looks crumbly and rough
  • Pahoehoe: looks like fudge
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SIZES

  • Mt. Etna is three times bigger then Mt. Everest
  • Olympus Mons is three times bigger then Mt. Everst
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