1. INTRODUCTIONVolcanoes are openings in the earths crust or
surface that can let out lava, deadly gases,and ash. Some volcanic
ash clouds can get as high as 4 kilometres, some 10
kilometres!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 2. Famous Volcanoes 3. MOUNT
VESUVIUSMount Vesuvius erupted in AD 79 killingaround 2000 people.
Before the eruption happened, the city ofPompeii was celebrating
the festival of theroman god of fire (Vulcan), when it hadpassed -
BOOM Vesuvius erupted buryingthe city of Pompeii in ash and pumice.
MountVesuvius is a strato volcano. 4. MOUNT TAMBORAMount Tambora is
an active stratoconevolcano, located on the island of
Sumbawa,Indonesia. Mount Tambora is 4,300 m high,making this
volcano one of the tallest peaksin the Indonesian archipelago. 5.
TECHTONIC PLATES!The earths surface is made up out of large
techtonic plates, a little like a jigsaw puzzle. These plates are
constantly travelling, moving a few centimetres a year. When the
edges of these plates rub each other, it causes earthquakes and
volcanoes. 6. By Grace Buxton
