EasyNature
"I am a mountain that breathes fire. I have destroyed cities and created islands. I am terrifying yet I make the most fertile land on earth. What am I?"
Answer
A Volcano
Explanation
Volcanoes erupt molten rock, ash, and gas. They have buried entire cities like Pompeii. Yet volcanic ash makes surrounding soil extraordinarily fertile — many of the world's most productive farmlands sit near volcanoes.
This is an easy riddle in the Nature category — Riddles about the natural world, animals, weather and geography.
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