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craters are usually caused by other things like small astroids, a caldera is caused by a volcanic chamber caving in.
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What is the saucer shaped depretion on top of a volcano?
It is called a crater. The area around the sides is the crater rim. If the volcano has collapsed into an empty magma chamber, this is called a caldera, and can exist for both tall or wide volcanoes.
Does crater lake in Oregon actually occupy a calder OR CRATER?
Yes. Crater Lake is a caldera,
What is the synonym for caldera?
A synonym for caldera is crater.
What is the crater on the summit called?
The "crater". Or if it has collapsed the "caldera".
How is crater different from caldera?
craters are usually caused by other things like small astroids, a caldera is caused by a volcanic chamber caving in.
Is crater lake on a volcano?
A volcano crater filled with water---CALDERA
When a volcano collapses a very wide crater is called a?
When a volcano collapses a very wide crater is called a caldera.
What is another name for a crater?
Caldera
A volcano can fall in on itself creating a large basin called?
Calderas, like Crater Lake, Oregan, USA.
A basin-shaped volcanic depression?
I actually had problems with this question on my crossword puzzle. The answer is actually a caldera. ---------------------------------- A volcanic crater would also be a correct answer.
What was the volcano that made crater lake?
Crater Lake is in the caldera of Mount Mazama.
Is caldera and crater the same?
no, is just a little bit different. crater is at the top of the central vent in most volcanoes and is funnel-shaped, and is already made, a caldera is a magma chamber that supplied material to the volcano until it empties and the roof collapse.
