lunes, 18 de mayo de 2009

Parts of a Volcano!

A Volcano have many different parts on it:

Vent: Is an opening that allows air to enter.

Ash cloud: Is the powdery result of the eruption.

Dike: The barrier of the volcano.

Flank: The side of the volcano.

Lava: Magma the goes out of the volcano and solidifies as it cools.

Crater: Mouth of a volcano from were the lava and eruption materials go out.

Summit: Highest point of the volcano.

Pipe: The tube inside of the volcano. All the erupting materials go out from there directly to the crater.

Magma chamber: It is a chamber that is located in the inside part of the volcano, its connected to the pipe and its the storage of molten material in the volcano.

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