Gwen Stefani Trinidad 9 SSC Dalton

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A volcano is an
opening in the earth’s
crust through which
lava, volcanic ash, and
gases escape.

A volcano is like a
Most of these
mountain that has a
structures are as high
opening on top.
as the mountains.

In an eruption, gases and rock

shoot up through the opening
Volcanic mountains form when
and spill over or fill the air with
layers of lava, ash and other
lava fragments. Eruptions can
material build up around these
cause lava flows, hot ash flows,
openings.
mudslides, avalanches, falling
ash and floods.