VOLCANO FEATURES

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Cone

the most striking part of the volcano

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Vent

the opening through which an eruption takes place

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Magma Chamber

the large underground pool of liquid rock found beneath the earth’s crust

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Crater

a basin-like depression over a vent at the summit of the cone

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Caldera

can be created when a volcano’s summit is blown off by exploding gases

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Lava

the rock/magma expelled from a volcano during eruption

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Dikes

the barrier or obstacles in a volcano

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Sills

these are solidified lava flows

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Conduit

a channel or pipe conveying liquid materials such as magma

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Flank

side of a volcano

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Summit

the highest point or apex of a volcano

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Throat

the entrance of a volcano

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Ash Cloud

the expelled in the atmosphere

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Volcanic Bombs

chunks of lava blasted into the air

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Tephra Fall

the fragmented material that consists of pumice, scoria, lithic material, and crystals

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Lahar

these are flowing mixtures of volcanic debris and water

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Pyroclastic Flow

fast-moving currents

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