He lived beneath Mt. Etna which is a large volcano on the island of Sicily. Besides volcanoes, Vulcan also caused forest fires. He kind of travelled to the center of the earth in 1864. Find out more. You can also play a game where you save a hapless village from a volcano by correctly answer earth science questions.
Scientists can learn alot about the center of the earth from earthquakes.
Geologists think that the oldest mountain range is probably the Barberton mountains of South Africa. In some places which are called divergence zones, the plates are pulling apart. In some places called convergence zones, the plates are pushing against each other. When plates push against each other, the crust either crumples up or else one plate is forced down partially into the mantle of the earth. There are also places on the earth where plates simply slide past each other as they move or drift.