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olcanoes
A volcano is an opening, or rupture, in a planet’s surface or crust, which allows hot
magna, volcanic ash and gases to escape from below the surface.
Erupting volcanoes can pose many hazards, not only in the immediate vicinity of the
eruptions. Large eruptions can affect temperature as ash and droplets of sulfuric acid
obscure the sun and cool the Earth’s lower atmosphere or troposphere; however, they
also absorb heat radiated up from the Earth
Volcanic features
The structure and behavior of volcanoes depends on a number of factors. Some volcanoes have rugged peaks
formed by lava domes rather than a summit crater, whereas other present landscape features such as massive
plateaus.
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Components of a volcanic eruption
Airborne Earthbound
• Ash • Lava
• Gases and steam • Scoria
• Pyroclast • Tephra
• Scoria
Figure 1- Volcanic ejecta by type
There are about 1500 active volcanoes in the world and around 50 of these erupt each year.
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