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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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seismometer
Natural environment; Volcano
An instrument that measures motion of the ground caused by earthquake waves.
xenocrysts
Natural environment; Volcano
A crystal that resembles a phenocryst in igneous rock, but is a foreign to the body of rock in which it occurs.
water table
Natural environment; Volcano
The surface between where the pore space in rock is filled with water and where the the pore space in rock is filled with air.
vulcanian
Natural environment; Volcano
A type of eruption consisting of the explosive ejection of incandescent fragments of new viscous lava, usually on the form of blocks.
stratovolcano
Natural environment; Volcano
A volcano composed of both lava flows and pyroclastic material.
stratigraphic
Natural environment; Volcano
Refers to the study of rock strata, especially of their distribution, deposition, and age.
volcanic complex
Natural environment; Volcano
A persistent volcanic vent area that has built a complex combination of volcanic landforms.
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