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Parts of an ash cloud:

Erupting Volcano
Clouds of ash made of tiny particles of rock,
volcanic glass, and other minerals are thrown
into the air during a volcanic eruption. It
can spread for hundreds of miles and bury
surrounding areas in sometimes almost
crater: as much as seven feet of ash!

The mouth of the volcano.


It is a bowl-shaped hole
at the top of a volcano vent:
that is formed as a The location in the Earth’s
result of the explosion. crust where gases from
the inside of the volcano
escapes. Molten rock
throat: and lava erupt from
The entrance and this opening.
uppermost part
of the volcano.
It ejects lava and conduit:
volcanic ash. An underground
passage which magma
magma reservoir: travels through.
Large volcanoes may
A large chamber where have multiple conduits
magma builds and pools underground.
awaiting eruption.

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