Volcano

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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heat transfer

Natural environment; Volcano

Movement of heat from one place to another.

heterolithologic

Natural environment; Volcano

Material is made up of a heterogeneous mix of different rock types. Instead of being composed on one rock type, it is composed of fragments of many different rocks.

Holocene

Natural environment; Volcano

The time period from 10,000 years ago to the present. Also, the rocks and deposits of that age.

horizontal blast

Natural environment; Volcano

An explosive eruption in which the resultant cloud of hot ash and other material moves laterally rather than upward.

horst

Natural environment; Volcano

A block of the earth's crust, generally long compared to its width, that has been uplifted along faults relative to the rocks on either side.

hot spot

Natural environment; Volcano

A volcanic center, 60 to 120 miles (100 to 200 km) across and persistent for at least a few tens of million of years, that is thought to be the surface expression of a persistent rising plume of hot ...