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Are you active, dormant or extinct?
Are you active, dormant or extinct?
Do you know that volcanoes can be active, erupting, dormant or extinct? Take notes of the differences.
An active volcano is a volcano that has had at least one eruption during the past 10,000 years. An active volcano might be erupting or dormant.
An erupting volcano is an active volcano that is having an eruption...
A dormant volcano is an active volcano that is not erupting, but supposed to erupt again.
An extinct volcano has not had an eruption for at least 10,000 years and is not expected to erupt again in a comparable time scale of the future.
How many volcanoes do you think are active today? Are they on every continent?
Go to the interactive map. It shows all the active volcanoes in the world.
ACTIVE VOLCANOES
Click "Quakes Hide". Now you can see only the volcanoes. Using the map, answer the questions:
Click the icon "eruption". How many volcanoes are erupting in the world?
Click the icon "All" in the menu and zoom in Spain. Do we have any volcanoes? Are we at risk in Spain?
Click the icon "eruption" again. Explore the map and decide which 2 countries have the highest volcanic risk. Write down the name of the country and the number of active volcanoes.
ACTIVE VOLCANOES
Justify if your volcano is active, dormant or extinct.
Is that in the news?
Is that in the news?
Individually, find news about your volcano.
IN THE NEWS
Share your news with the group and write the important information.
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Our volcano is... BECAUSE/ DUE TO / AS...
The reason why ...
Active volcanoes create new land
Active volcanoes create new land
Watch the news to understand why volcanoes can change the structure of the Earth...
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