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Uncommon card · Science
Fumarole, an Uncommon card
A fumarole is a vent through the surface of Earth or another terrestrial planet from which hot volcanic gases and vapors are emitted, without any accompanying liquids or solids.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 63
- DEF
- 56
- Power
- 119
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 52,000
Power 119 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 55 % of WikiCards cards.
Fumarole quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Fumarole card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
An area ______ fumaroles is known as a fumarole field.
Answer
containing. An area containing fumaroles is known as a fumarole field. From the Fumarole article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Steeplechase. Steeplechase 70 · Kenneth Rogoff 66 · Fumarole 63 · Ransom E. Olds 60 ATK in WikiCards.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- Fumaroles are characteristic of the late stages of volcanic activity, but fumarole activity can also precede a volcanic eruption and has been used for eruption prediction.
- Most fumaroles die down within a few days or weeks of the end of an eruption, but a few are persistent, lasting for decades or longer.
- An area containing fumaroles is known as a fumarole field.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Fumarole article was read about 52,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 63 and blocks with 56: each hit it takes is cut by 22 %.
How to get Fumarole
Open packs. Each pack holds five cards drawn from real Wikipedia articles, the rarest last, and the fifth card is always Rare or better. The odds are shown in the game. A free pack arrives every hour and two can wait, and the Coins you win in duels buy more packs.
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Fumarole (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : kallerna, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.
