How it works
Volcano in bubble letters on one sideways sheet in Fredoka, the only one of the six fonts here that keeps both o's and the a white. Labels for a model or a cutaway diagram follow the first print.
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Labels for a model or a cutaway
After your first print, open Volcano words in bubble letters. A cutaway reads from the bottom up: Magma / Chamber, Conduit, Vent, Crater, with a Lava / Flow down the side and an Ash / Cloud above. Magma is molten rock under the ground; on the surface it is Lava. Eruption and Volcanoes make headings.
Kinds of volcano, and the Ring of Fire
A Shield / Volcano is broad, built by runny lava. A Stratovolcano, or Composite / Volcano, is a steep cone of lava and ash layers; a Cinder / Cone a steep hill of lava fragments round one vent; a Caldera a large basin-shaped hollow. Active, Dormant and Extinct say how lively each is. Ring of / Fire is the belt of volcanoes and earthquakes round most of the Pacific Ocean.
- Shield / Volcano prints exactly as tall as Volcano alone: a stacked sheet is sized by its widest line.
- Vent and Lava, four letters each, print tallest of the labels; Stratovolcano, thirteen letters on one line, prints smallest.
- With Look set to Fire the letters come out in flame colors, with nothing left to color in.
Questions and answers
How do you draw volcano in bubble letters?
Pencil V, o, l, c, a, n, o with wide gaps. Round every stroke into a fat outline, keep a white middle in both o's and the a, then rub out the pencil and color.
Where does the word volcano come from?
From Vulcano, a volcanic isle in Italy's Aeolian Islands. The island takes its name from Vulcan, the Roman fire god. The word dates from the early 17th century.
Is the plural volcanoes or volcanos?
The dictionary gives both: volcanoes or volcanos. The ready word on this page is Volcanoes.
What is the difference between an active, a dormant and an extinct volcano?
An active volcano has erupted before and is likely to erupt again. A dormant one has not erupted in a long time but may. An extinct one has no magma source and cannot erupt. Volcanologists do not all define the three terms alike.