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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airfall

Natural environment; Volcano

Volcanic ash that has fallen through the air from an eruption cloud. A deposit so formed is usually well sorted and layered.

ash flow

Natural environment; Volcano

A turbulent mixture of gas and rock fragments, most of which are ash-sized particles, ejected violently from a crater or fissure. The mass of pyroclastics is normally of very high temperature and ...

asthenosphere

Natural environment; Volcano

The shell within the earth, some tens of kilometers below the surface and of undefined thickness, which is a shell of weakness where plastic movements take place to permit pressure adjustments.

aquifer

Natural environment; Volcano

A body of rock that contains significant quantities of water that can be tapped by wells or springs.

avalanche

Natural environment; Volcano

A large mass of material or mixtures of material falling or sliding rapidly under the force of gravity. Avalanches often are classified by their content, such as snow, ice, soil, or rock avalanches. ...