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What is a Volcano

A volcano is a rupture in the Earth's crust that allows hot lava, ash, and gases to escape from a magma chamber. They are formed when molten rock and ash escape from an opening, solidifying into the volcano shape. There are approximately 1,350 potentially active volcanoes globally, with about 500 having erupted in historical times.

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What is a Volcano

A volcano is a rupture in the Earth's crust that allows hot lava, ash, and gases to escape from a magma chamber. They are formed when molten rock and ash escape from an opening, solidifying into the volcano shape. There are approximately 1,350 potentially active volcanoes globally, with about 500 having erupted in historical times.

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What is a volcano

A volcano is a rupture in the crust of a planetary-mass object, such as Earth, that allows hot lava,
volcanic ash, and gases to escape from a magma chamber below the surface. On Earth,
volcanoes are often found where tectonic plates are diverging or converging, and most are found
underwater.

What is a volcano made of?


They are made of small pieces of solid lava, called cinder, that are erupted from a
vent. The ground shakes as magma rises from within the Earth. Then, a powerful
blast throws molten rocks, ash, and gas into the air.

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​ ​ ​ ​ HOW ARE VOLCANOES FORMED
A volcano is formed when hot molten rock, ash, and gases escape from an
opening in the Earth's surface. The molten rock and ash solidify as they cool,
forming the distinctive volcano shape shown here. As a volcano erupts, it spills lava

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that flows downslope. Hot ash and gases are thrown into the air

​ ​ ​ ​ ​ How many volcanoes are there in the world?

There are about 1,350 potentially active volcanoes worldwide, aside from the
continuous belts of volcanoes on the ocean floor at spreading centers like the
Mid-Atlantic Ridge. About 500 of those 1,350 volcanoes have erupted in historical
time.

​ ​ ​ ​ CONCLUSION

WE CAN SAY THAT VOLCANOES ARE A RUPTURE OF THE CRUST OF A PLANETARY


MASS OBJECT, SUCH AS THE EARTH. THEY ARE MADE OF SMALL PIECES OF SOLD
LARVA A volcano is formed when hot molten rock, ash, and gases escape from
an opening in the Earth's surface.
There are about 1,350 potentially active volcanoes worldwide

​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ MADE BY KELIA L.S. AGBOWAÏ

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