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Volcanic Bombs

Ash Clouds
Grater
Ash
Secondary Cone

Lava Flow Secondary Vent

Layers of Ash and Lava Main Vent

Magma Chamber

Ma
inv
ent A volcano's main vent is the weak point in the Earth's crust where hot
magma has been able to rise from the magma chamber and reach the surface.

S
econda
ryv
ent Side vents, in a volcano allow some of the magma and gases to escape but
are not the main vent where the eruption takes place.
C
rat
er Mouth of a volcano - surrounds a volcanic vent.

S
econda
rycon
e Also known as a Parasitic Cone, secondary cones build up around secondary
vents that reach the surface on larger volcanoes.
Lay
erso
fashandlava A volcano composed of steep, alternating layers of lava
and pyroclastic materials, including ash, is called a stratovolcano.
A
shc
loud
s A cloud of ash formed by volcanic explosions.

Ash Fragments of lava or rock smaller than 2 mm in size that

are blasted into the air by volcanic explosions.
Vo
lcan
icbombs A volcanic bomb is a mass of molten rock larger than 64 mm in diameter,
formed when a volcano ejects viscous fragments of lava during an eruption.
Magma chamb
er The underground space usually deep below the earth's surface occupied by
magma that may ascend from it to or toward the surface
Lavaf
low Molten rock that erupts from a volcano that solidifies
as it cools.