Geography- Volcanoes

Question	Answer
Volcanoes?	are openings in the ground where magma forces out.
Magma?	Molten rocks inside Earth
Magma chamber?	a store of molten rocks underneath the earth
vent?	an opening in the Earth's crust in which material is forced out.
crater?	a roughly circular opening at the summit of a volcano
lava?	molten rocks that flow out of the volcano
volcanic bomb?	large rock fragments thrown out by an eruption
volcanic cone?	triangle shaped hill formed as material from eruption piles up around the vent / opening.
ash?	small pieces of shattered rock thrown out during an eruption
dormant volcano	an active volcano that is not erupting, but is expected to do so.
active volcano	a volcano that is erupting/ has recently erupted
extinct volcano	volcano that has not erupted for at least 10,000 years
ash volcano

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