Santa Isabel (volcano)

High school (ages 12+)
Environment & Earth

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https://smallwhale.org/articles/santa-isabel-volcano

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. How high is Santa Isabel (volcano)?3,930 meters (12,900 feet)
2. What is the location?Chimaltenango Department, Guatemala
3. What is the geological classification?Stratovolcano
4. What is Santa Isabel volcano?Santa Isabel is a big mountain that can erupt. It is a stratovolcano in Guatemala.
5. How tall is Santa Isabel and where is it located?Santa Isabel is 3,930 meters tall and is in the Chimaltenango Department of Guatemala.

Stratovolcano: A large, conical volcano built up by many layers of hardened lava, tephra, pumice, and volcanic ash.
Dormant Volcano: A volcano that has not erupted in recorded history but is expected to erupt again.
Subduction Zone: An area where one tectonic plate slides beneath another, often leading to volcanic activity and earthquakes.
Pyroclastic Flow: A fast-moving current of hot gas and volcanic matter that moves down the side of a volcano.