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Volcano
A vent or opening in a planet's surface that lets out pressurized molten rocks or magma, and gases from the inner core. Volcanoes come in various shapes and structure, but the most common ones are mountain-like structures with a crater at the summit.
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continental crust
Natural environment; Volcano
Solid, outer layers of the earth, including the rocks of the continents.
continental drift
Natural environment; Volcano
The theory that horizontal movement of the earth's surface causes slow, relative movements of the continents toward or away from one another.
country rocks
Natural environment; Volcano
The rock intruded by and surrounding an igneous intrusion.
crater
Natural environment; Volcano
A steep-sided, usually circular depression formed by either explosion or collapse at a volcanic vent.
craton
Natural environment; Volcano
A part of the earth's crust that has attained stability and has been little deformed for a prolonged period.
curtain of fire
Natural environment; Volcano
A row of coalescing lava fountains along a fissure; a typical feature of a Hawaiian-type eruption.
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