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Answer each question on a separate sheet of paper.

Group 1

1. What are the different types of volcanoes?  List 3 facts about each type. List an example of each type of volcano (names of volcanoes). 

2. What country has the most volcanoes? 

3. How long does it take for a volcano to cool? 

4. How does magma form?

Group 2

1. What are the different types of volcanoes?  List 3 facts about each type. List an example of each type of volcano (names of volcanoes). 

2. Are there any volcanoes in the U.S. that are threatening at this time? 

3. How can you tell if a volcanic eruption might occur? 

4. When a volcano erupts, does it ever run out of magma? How does it "refuel" so it can erupt again?

Group 3

1. What are the different types of volcanoes?  List 3 facts about each type. List an example of each type of volcano (names of volcanoes). 

2. How are underwater volcanoes different from volcanoes that are above sea level? 

3. How many volcanoes erupt every day? 

4. How do you measure heat in lava?

Group 4

1. What are the different types of volcanoes?  List 3 facts about each type. List an example of each type of volcano (names of volcanoes). 

2. Why does the lava get so hot? 

3. How many times does the average volcano erupt each century? 

4. Which is the biggest volcano?

Group 5

1. What are the different types of volcanoes?  List 3 facts about each type. List an example of each type of volcano (names of volcanoes). 

2. How old is the oldest volcano? 

3. What happens to the sea animals that live in areas around the volcanoes when they erupt? 

4. Where and when did the first volcano erupt?

Group 6

1. What are the different types of volcanoes?  List 3 facts about each type. List an example of each type of volcano (names of volcanoes). 

2. What is the longest period of time a volcano has been known to be active? 

3. How long does it take for a volcano to cool? 

4. Where does the word volcano come from?