A Cinder Cone Called Paricutin Is Born
The day dawned like any other day working on the cornfields for farmer Dionisio Pulido when suddenly out of nowhere a fissure opened in his field and he could smell sulphur rising to the surface. Hot molten lava began to flow in what use to be a corn field, now in its place a cinder cone called Paricutin. In just a few hours you could see the true makings of a cinder cone. What began as a crack in the farmers corn field now stands at 1345 feet above the ground and its lava covers about ten square miles. Paricutin is one of the seven natural wonders of the world.
The cinder cone has steep slopes of lava and ash with usually a central vent make the shape of our typical volcano. As the lava explodes out of the central vent it is cooled quickly and builds the steep slopes surrounding the vent. Cinder cones are usually the smallest of all volcanoes and normally are under 1000 feet tall. If volcanoes are interesting to you get volcano kits , that come with lots of fun facts and activities to do. Thanks Mooresciece