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What is the funnel-shaped opening at the top of the volcano called?
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∙ 9y ago
The opening of the volcano is called crater. A crater may be large in dimension or deep. This is where the magma erupts.
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∙ 9y ago
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∙ 14y agoA caldera. A crater is what is formed when a large meteor(ite) strikes a planet.
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∙ 9y agoThe funnel shaped opening at the top of a volcano is known as the crater. The crater of the volcano is what expels the magma from the volcano.
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∙ 13y agoThe top of the volcano is the cone. The Depression at the tip is called the crater. Both could be considered "funnel shaped."
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∙ 12y agothe hole at the top of a volcano is called a crater!
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∙ 10y agoBowl because of the hole
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∙ 15y agoA Crater
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∙ 15y agoThe crater.
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∙ 12y agoThe crater
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What is the name of the hole at the top of a volcano vent called?
Vent .
What is the name for the opening in or near a volcano?
If you look at the volcano side ways that little curve on top is called a cradle i think
What is the name of the funnel-shaped opening at the of a volcano?
a funnel shaped vent at the top of a volcano is a crater
An opening in earth's crust from which lava flows is a?
Crater or vent. Sometimes lava also comes from fissures as well. However crater is the most commonly used term.
What is the large opening caused the collapse of the top of a volcano?
Caldera
What is the name of the hole at the top of a volcano vent called?
Vent .
What is the opening top of the volcano called?
The opening top of the volcano is called a crater. The super-heated gases and ash billows out of the mouth of hell before the magma erupts out destroying all in its path.
What is the name for the opening in or near a volcano?
If you look at the volcano side ways that little curve on top is called a cradle i think
What is the name of the funnel-shaped opening at the of a volcano?
a funnel shaped vent at the top of a volcano is a crater
Name the funnel shaped opening at the top of a volcano?
Its called a volcanic cone
What is a crater and a vent?
a crater is the opening at the top of a volcano. Vents are the openings that sometimes come at the sides of the volcano because there may be alot of magma in the volcano and it needs to come out somehow. so it sort of pressurizes the side of the volcano until it breaks through to make an opening. the opening is called a vent.
An opening in earth's crust from which lava flows is a?
Crater or vent. Sometimes lava also comes from fissures as well. However crater is the most commonly used term.
What is the large opening caused the collapse of the top of a volcano?
Caldera
Large opening caused by the collapse of the top of a volcano?
caldera
What is a bowl shaped opening at the top of a volcano?
the bowl shaped opening of a volcanoe is a crater
Where is the opening of a volcano?
Generally a volcano will eject lava from the top of the familiar conical shape but many have smaller vents on the side which appear via cracks or fissures called 'dykes' which blow lava out sideways and form what are called 'parasitic cones' on the side of the main conical form of the volcano.
What is the name of the hole at the top of a volcano?
The name of the hollow landform, found at the top of the volcano is called crater.
