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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Volcanic dust can cause red sunsets. Hot Fact #8

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

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