VOLCANOES

1.What is the Lava temperature?

Lava can reach up to 1000 degrees Celsius

2. What is the speed at which lava can move?

lava can move at a speed of 55 kph, even faster than some animals that run

3.How many volcanoes are there active in the world?

In the world there are about 850 active volcanoes, 60 percent of these are in the ring of fire of the

Pacific Ocean.

4. What is the location of Mauna Loa?

Mauna Loa is the largest active volcano in the world, it is located on the island of Hawaii, state of

Hawaii in the Pacific Ocean.

5. What is the date when Vesuvius erupted?

Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 AD completely destroying the city of Pompeii in Italy

6. what happens when the volcanoes erupt?

the eruptions are a consequence of the increase in temperature in the magma that is inside the earth's

mantle. This causes a volcanic eruption in which boiling lava is ejected, dragging and burning

everything in its path

7. Can we predict the volcanoes eruption?

Today, thanks to scientists, it is possible to know when volcanoes will erupt, in 1991 the Pinatubo

volcano erupted, 100 km from Manila in the Philippines, the eruption of this volcano was considered

one of the biggest eruptions of the 20th century. Thanks to the warning given by scientists, more than

100,000 people evacuated the area before the volcano erupted.

8. Names two volcanoes in Peru and its location

a) El Misti is a volcano in southern Peru, near the city of Arequipa, considered one of the 10

active or potentially active volcanoes in this part of the Andes mountain range. Since 2005, it
 has been monitored by the Vulcanological Observatory of the South (OVS) of the

Geophysical Institute of Peru (IGP), which has six seismic stations installed in its volcanic

building and records 24 hours a day the seismovolcanic events produced in its inside.

b) Tutupaca is a volcanic summit of Peru of 5,815 meters above sea level. It is located in

southern Peru, in the Western Cordillera de los Andes, corresponding to the department of

Tacna.This volcano shows smoking activity and a snow-covered summit. Two small rivers

called "small sulfur" and "large sulfur" are born from its thaw.

9. Do we have volcanoes in Ancash?

There are no volcanoes in Ancash, after the fears caused by the emanations of gases and the smell of

sulfur in Ancash, the Geophysical Institute of Peru (IGP) ruled out that it could be the appearance of a

volcano.

10. Is a volcano dangerous?

The British encyclopedia explains that there is a risk of an active volcano, even if it is not erupting, it

is the possibility that it will explode at any time. Although this is not significant, people completely

avoid living near a volcano.

There are many cities, such as Naples, in Italy, and Quito, Ecuador, that live very close to active

volcanoes. While it is true that there is a certain degree of risk when living near a volcano, typical

eruptions are generally not large, and precautions are taken when an eruption occurs, people may be

alert at that time.

Another danger factor is the exterior of the volcano. For example, it is known that stratovolcanoes

cause landslides that can cause human loss. This may occur due to volcanic activity, earthquakes or

rain. Therefore, there is always the risk in these impressive geological structures.
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Today, thanks to science, it is possible to predict when a volcano will erupt, however, it is not possible

to prevent certain natural disasters.

Volcanoes are mountains or peaks with an opening at the top through which steam and lava escapes,

when the volcano erupts it expels lava that can reach up to 10,000 degrees Celsius and move at a speed

of 55 kph. There are more than 850 volcanoes scattered around the world, of which 60% of them are in

the ring of fire of the Pacific Ocean. The ring of fire is mainly made up of countries that are located on

the coasts of the Pacific Ocean, it is known for the high seismic and volcanic activity caused by the

constant movement of the tectonic plates located in that place. The longest known active volcano is the

Mauna Loa located on the island of Hawaii. there is a danger of living near a volcano, even if it is not

active, the worst disaster caused by a volcano was the eruption of Mount Pelee, on a French island, the

eruption was so great that only 2 people survived, of the 30,000 people They inhabited the island.

In 1990, the Pinatubo volcano located in the northeast of the Philippines erupted, thanks to scientists

who warned about the eruption of the volcano, more than 100,000 people were saved, as they left the

area before the volcano entered the eruption phase .