1. Hot Fact #1 Mauna Loa on Hawaii is the largest live volcano on Earth.

2. Scientists who study volcanoes are called volcanologists. Hot Fact #2

3. Hot Fact #3 Lava is the name given to magma when it escapes on to the Earth’s surface.

4. The Earth’s crust is made of huge pieces of rock called plates. Hot Fact #4

5. The ring of fire is a volcano on the Pacific Ocean. Hot Fact #5

6. On average between 20 and 30 volcanoes erupt each year. Hot Fact #6

7. As runny lava cools and hardens it produces wrinkled surface known as pahoehoe. Hot Fact #7

8. Volcanic dust can cause red sunsets. Hot Fact #8

9. Rice and other food crops grow well in volcanic soil. Hot Fact #9

10. Volcanic bombs are large pieces of rock but sometimes thrown out during a volcanic eruption. Hot Fact #10