Volcanoes

In science our new topic is all about volcanoes.A volcano is an opening in the earth's crust.The liquid the comes out of the volcano is called lava.But when the liquid is under ground it is called magma.The top of the volcano is called the crater.The part in the middle of the volcano is called the main vent.The main vent is the part where the magma goes to reach the surface. Mauna loa is the largest volcano on earth and it is located in Hawaii.Hawaii is mainly made up of volcanoes.In Auckland there is 53 volcanoes 50 of them is active.