12 Questions
What is the highest point of a volcano where you can find an opening called a vent?
Summit
Where is the region beneath the vent of a volcano where molten rock is stored before eruption?
Magma Chamber
Which part of a volcano is described as the sides or flanks that radiate from the main vent?
Slopes
What connects the magma chamber to the crater in a volcano?
Conduit
Which part of a volcano emits lava, gases, ash, or other volcanic materials?
Main Vent
What do we call any movement of magma towards or onto the surface in a volcano?
Volcanism
What is the funnel-shaped or bowl-shaped hollow at the top of a volcano called?
Crater
What is molten rock that is expelled onto the Earth's surface during a volcanic eruption called?
Lava
Which type of volcano is built from particles and blobs of solidified lava ejected from a single vent?
Cinder cone volcano
What is the primary feature that distinguishes composite volcanoes from other types?
Their conduit system for magma
Which type of volcano is built almost entirely of fluid lava flows and has a broad, flat shape?
Shield volcano
What makes shield volcanoes relatively safe compared to other types of volcanoes?
Their lack of pyroclastic materials
Explore the key components and processes involved in the formation of volcanoes, including the eruption of lava, rock fragments, hot vapor, and gas. Learn about the origin of volcanic materials from magma beneath the Earth's surface and the mechanisms through which they reach the surface.
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