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Features of a Volcano
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- 1magma chamberthe area [place] under the main vent that holds magma, the substance that feeds the volcano
- 2volcanic conea cone/dome made from lava that has cooled and turned to layers of solid [hard] rock. Layers build up over time.
- 3main ventthe central [main] channel [tunnel] in a volcano. Magma flows up through the central vent and comes out as lava.
- 4side venta smaller vent [channel] that branches off of the main vent. The magma chamber feeds magma to both vents (main and side).
- 5parasitic conea smaller volcano made from lava flowing from the side vent. It is attached [stuck to] the larger volcano.
- 6cratera circular hole at the top of a volcano. Ash, lava and gases escape from [come out of] it.
- 7lava flowmolten [melted] lava flowing [moving like liquid] down the side of a volcano
- 8ash clouda cloud formed from tiny ash particles [very small pieces of something] and gases released [let out] when the volcano is erupting.
- 9volcanic bombslarge pieces of lava and rock that are thrown up in the air during an eruption [when the volcano is exploding]
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- Based on 'Compass - Junior Cycle Geography': Chapter 4, Volcanoes
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- Deirdre Molloy
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