- A volcano is a rupture on the crust of a planetary-mass object, such as Earth, that allows hot lava, volcanic ash, and gases to escape from a magma chamber below the surface
- Volanoes are formed when magma from within the Earth's upper mantle works its way to the surface
- Volcanic activity usually takes place over a hot spot directly above a source of magma
- Volcanoes are usually formed on the boundaries of moving plates
- There are several types of volcanoes, including shield volcanoes and strato-volcanoes
Questions
- What is a volcano?
- Name two types of volcano
- Name two volcanoes