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The United States ranks third, behind Indonesia and Japan, in the number of historically active volcanoes.

FEMA for Kids: The Disaster Area

FEMA is the Federal Emergency Management Administration. Their job is to prepare people for natural disasters and other emergencies, and to help them after the disasters strike. Visit this site to learn about earthquakes, volcanoes, and more.

		Questions Name three states at high risk for a damaging earthquake. What is the difference between a storm watch and a storm warning? Describe other disasters that a volcano can trigger.

Volcanoes Online

Enter this Thinkquest site to discover the beauty and dangers of volcanoes. Expand your knowledge with games, puzzles, and comics. View the database to see pictures of dormant and active volcanoes from all over the world!

		Questions What is a Caldera? Where did the word volcano originate? List three ways that volcanoes change Earth for the better.

Volcano Prediction

One volcano prediction saved 200,000 lives in the Philippines! Visit this site to learn all about volcanoes, and to see how vulcanologists predict when eruptions will occur. The site has some great volcano movies, too.

		Questions What is tephra? Why does it sometimes cause more damage than lava? What warns seismologists that a volcano is about to erupt? Name three common types of rock that magma produces.

Virtually Climb Stromboli

Stromboli is the name of a large volcano in Italy. Climb all the way to its top at this fun Web site.

		Questions How high above sea level is the peak of Stromboli? What causes most of the bushfires on the slopes of Stromboli? What is unusual about the activity level of Stromboli?