LAVA
Hot melted rock that flows out of the hole. It glows orange, then turns black and hard. It moves slower than you can run — so you can walk away!
ABOUT 700 – 1,200 °C
Some mountains have a hot, melty tummy. When it lets go — lava! Ash! BOOM!
👉 Tap the button as many times as you want. I won't tell.
Tap a part of the picture. It will tell you what it does!
The volcano is like a straw in a juicy box. The hot stuff pushes up and pops out of the top.
A volcano does not throw one thing. It throws a whole messy bag of things!
Hot melted rock that flows out of the hole. It glows orange, then turns black and hard. It moves slower than you can run — so you can walk away!
ABOUT 700 – 1,200 °C
Powder made of tiny sharp bits of rock and glass. It floats way up high and can fall on towns like grey snow.
Bubbles! They push and push until — POP!
Old rock blown clean off the top. It flies and lands with a thump.
A volcano that is not erupting is called dormant. That means "napping", not "gone forever".
From deep, deep inside the Earth. Tap the layers!
💡 Trick word: under the ground it is MAGMA. Out of the ground it is LAVA. Same goo, new name!
Tap a shape to see it grow.
Its lava is runny, like honey that got too warm. It spreads far and wide, building a huge flat mountain shaped like a pancake. Hawaii has these!
Rocks do not melt in your kitchen. They need a LOT of heat. Try the slider!
A boring, cold, solid rock. Nothing is happening. 🪨
cold ⬅ ➡ super duper hot
Yes! Under the right rules, volcanoes give us some lovely things.
Lava cools and turns into rock. Again and again, it builds brand new islands out in the sea!
Ash breaks up into some of the richest dirt on Earth. Plants grow HUGE in it.
Underground heat makes hot springs. People swim in them. They are very steamy and lovely.
Some places use volcano heat to make power for their lights and their homes.
Pumice is full of air bubbles, so it floats on water like a cork. Try one in the bath!
Tap a card to flip it over and read the back!
Volcanoes like to live in lines — especially around the edge of the big Pacific Ocean.
volcanoes that could wake up
About 3 out of every 4 of the world's volcanoes sit around the edge of the Pacific Ocean. Grown-ups call that horseshoe shape the Ring of Fire.
Every day, somewhere on Earth, a volcano is quietly bubbling away.
Tap a card to flip it. You already know most of them!
Five questions. Have a go — mistakes are how brains grow!
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