1. Vicious Volcanoes Lacey B. Deegan G. T.J. M. D’Angelo W.

2. What is a Volcano?  A volcano is an opening or vent in the Earth where lava, melted rock and hot gases and ash come out.  A volcano includes the mountain of rock and lava that forms around the opening.  As each eruption adds lava and rock, the volcano mountain usually grows in a cone or dome shape.

3. Where Are Volcanoes?  Volcanoes can be found in….  Under the seas/oceans  Italy at Mount Vesuvius  Alaska  In the Pacific Ocean in an area called the Ring of Fire.  Hawaii  Mexico  See an under sea volcano eruption @ http://www.boston.com/bigpictu re/2009/03/undersea_eruption s_near_tonga.html http://www.boston.com/bigpictu re/2009/03/undersea_eruption s_near_tonga.html

4. Fun Facts We call a volcano that has stopped erupting extinct. Volcanoes are found in space too. Volcanoes have helped to shape the planets of Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars and even our Moon. Some Hawaiians believe that when a volcano erupts a new island forms by a goddess called Pele.

5. We hope you enjoyed our eruption of volcano facts!