Parts of the Volcano
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Seeing the trivia, history, and descriptions about volcanoes really made you curious and interested about volcanoes, right?
So now, Why don't you study about the parts of the volcano. It'll surely make you more amazed on volcanoes.
Let's get started!
Here's a picture of a volcano and its parts
Terms and definitions:
Vent- an opening, as in a wall, serving as an outlet for air, smoke, fumes, or the like. Crater- a bowl-shaped geological formation at the top of a volcano. Lava Flow- a stream or sheet of molten or solidified lava. Sill- an intrusive body of magma that pushes its way between layers of sediments. Ash Cloud- Cloud of gas, steam, ash, dust, and coarser fragments that form during an explosive volcanic eruption and commonly gets blown long distances. Secondary Vent- a secondary vent is a vent or tube that connects to the secondary cone for the lava to flow. Throat- Entrance of a volcano. The part of the conduit that ejects lava and volcanic ash. Conduit- An underground passage magma travels through. Magma Chamber- a reservoir of magma in the earth's crust where the magma may reside temporarily on its way from the upper mantle to the earth's surface. * Layers of ash and lava build up a volcano
https://volcanoprojectchapter3.weebly.com/parts-of-a-volcano.html So, what do you think? It's amazing, right? I'm sure you're now wondering what it's like in the inside. There's also more incredible things that you need to know about volcanoes.....
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