VOLCANO

a closer look

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What are Volcanoes?

• Eruptions of molten rock, called

LAVA, and gases from deep
inside the Earth

• Where the Earth’s crust is weak

and breaks its surface
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Crust

Mantle

Outer Core

Inner core

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When a volcano Erupts

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Ring of fire

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Eruption of Mt. Helens

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