Volcanoes

A volcano is an opening in the Earth’s crust that allows magma, hot ash and gases to escape

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Volcanoes can look like mountains or small hills.

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Volcano is molten rock - rock that is so hot it has turned into liquid.

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lava comes out of the volcano as a volcanic eruption, along with gases and ash.

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Volcanoes are most commonly found along plate boundaries

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Most volcanic eruptions are not caused by tectonic plates moving towards each other.

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Pyroclastic flows - fast moving clouds of hot ash, gas and rock.

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Ash clouds - small pieces of rock and glass that can be carried in the air for many kilometers.

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Volcanic bombs - large bits of very hot rock blown out of a volcano.

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Volcanoes can help people living near them earn money by bringing in tourists to the area and improving the soil so that crops can be g

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