{"id":5092,"date":"2020-11-30T16:04:04","date_gmt":"2020-11-30T16:04:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/?page_id=5092"},"modified":"2020-12-01T12:01:02","modified_gmt":"2020-12-01T12:01:02","slug":"what-is-a-volcano","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/what-is-a-volcano\/","title":{"rendered":"What is a volcano?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"5092\" class=\"elementor elementor-5092\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a676ca9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a676ca9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3c10f43\" 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jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/what-is-a-volcano\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">What is a volcano?<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-5136 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/why-do-volcanoes-erupt\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Why do volcanoes erupt?<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-5135 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/types-of-volcanoes\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Types of volcanoes<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-5134 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/types-of-volcanic-eruptions\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Types of volcanic eruptions<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-5133 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/volcanic-eruptions-in-the-sea\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Volcanic eruptions in the sea<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-5132 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/inside-a-volcano\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Inside a volcano<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-5131 jet-nav__item\"><a 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class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\n<!-- Tall-Responsive -->\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4993435605385515\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"6804764118\"\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-13b1647\" data-id=\"13b1647\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52d8560 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"52d8560\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Introduction to volcanoes<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ffc2577 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ffc2577\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Mountains, plains, plateaus, soils, rocks, etc. as we see them today, are believed to have gone through many phases, with about 80% of it being carved by the action of volcanoes.<\/span><\/p><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><i><b>A volcano is simply a rapture (opening or vent) on the earth&#8217;s surface (crust) through which molten magma (an extremely hot mixture of gases, lava, ash, and other burning substances) escapes to the earth&#8217;s surface.<br \/><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-5237\" src=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/erupting-volcano.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"280\" height=\"276\" \/><br \/><\/b><\/i><\/span><\/p><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><b>How do Volcanoes look like?<\/b><\/span><\/p><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">A volcano looks like a mountain, although they are two different things. A mountain is a natural rise of the earth&#8217;s surface, more like a giant heap of sand. A volcano is also like a big heap of the earth, just that this heap is a mixture of lava, ash, dust, and other substances that have piled up over many years. It pours out of an opening in the earth after an eruption. This means volcanic eruptions or explosions can create elevations that we can call mountains.<\/span><\/p><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">In May 1980, the Mountain St. Helens, in Washington USA, May 1980, erupted or exploded, and it was an awesome natural occurrence because it destroyed some parts of the landscape around it but at the same time it was a beautiful sight.<\/span><\/p><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Volcanoes occur at weak zones or points in the earth\u2019s crust (including\u00a0<\/span><strong><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">constructive<\/span><\/em><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span><strong><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">destructive<\/span><\/em><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> boundaries). They do not occur at <\/span><strong><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">conservative<\/span><\/em><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> boundaries (transform plate margin).<\/span><\/p><p><strong><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">A bit of history:<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p><p><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">In A.D. 79 (really long ago) two Roman cities, Pompeii and Herculaneum, were completely buried in ash and dust in a matter of hours after a volcanic eruption. Their remains were not uncovered until modern archaeology made that discovery 1700 years after. (you can do your research into this event)<\/span><\/em><\/p><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The word volcano was derived from the name of a Roman god of a small island in the Mediterranean sea of Sicily called Volcan.<\/span><\/p><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Did you know?<\/span><\/p><p><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The biggest volcano in the world is Mauna Loa in Hawaii. Its whole volume is about 80,000 cubic kilometers.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69a8bf8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"69a8bf8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Important words<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14e5ef0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"14e5ef0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5><i><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><b>Constructive boundary<\/b><br \/><\/span><\/i><i><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">A weak zone in the earth\u2019s crust where two tectonic plates are moving away from each other. They are also called divergent plate boundaries.<br \/><\/span><\/i><i><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><b><br \/>Destructive boundary<\/b><br \/><\/span><\/i><i><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">A weak zone in the earth\u2019s crust where two tectonic plates are moving towards each other.<\/span><\/i><\/h5>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2b367ca\" data-id=\"2b367ca\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a2870f3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"a2870f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\n<!-- Tall-Responsive -->\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4993435605385515\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"6804764118\"\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-fc27dee elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fc27dee\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4fa5c02\" data-id=\"4fa5c02\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-9d2b9e3\" data-id=\"9d2b9e3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8fc74bb elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"8fc74bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md\" href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/why-do-volcanoes-erupt\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">NEXT PAGE<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Volcanoes What is a volcano? 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