Hot! Fire! Destruction! These are words that most people associate with volcanoes. But some good effects can come out of volcanoes. Volcanoes also have their own special mythology associated with them. A lot of volcanoes have some general characteristics in common. There are many volcanoes around the world and some have special characteristics. So come along and take a trip with me into the wonderful and exciting world of volcanoes. Over 550 volcanoes have erupted on …showed first 75 words of 991 total…

…showed last 75 words of 991 total…volcanoes, called magma chambers, sometimes the volcano can’t support itself and collapses, this leaves a crater called a caldera. So, I hope that you have learned about some specific volcanoes as well as the properties that go along with them (even if they are bad). I also hope that you found out that volcanoes aren’t all that bad. http://volcano.und.edu/vwdocs/eruption_scale.html http://infoplease.lycos.com/ipa/A0001746.html