Transcript Volcano Facts

VOLCANO FACTS
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ons/mount_vesuvius#p00h1dhw
THE WORD VOLCANO
The name volcano comes from the Roman God of fire .His name is Vulcan the god of
fire.
MOUNT VESUVIUS
In 79AD Mount Vesuvius had a major eruption. The Roman city's of Pompeii and
Herculaneum were destroyed. It took six days for the lava and ash to reach
Pompeii.
HOW CAN A VOLCANO KILL YOU?
Volcanos can get you seriously injured. The pyroclastic flow can kill you because they
can go really fast and they extremely hot. Another way is the ash because it can
poison or suffocate you. The lava just covers the body when they are dead