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An area covered by lava as it pours from a vent is a lava flow.
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What is the hole called when lava comes out of it?
Do you mean the hole it comes out of the ground through? That is a volcano. More likely, you mean the hole made when the lava starts to cool and the liquid part inside can suddenly run out. That is a lava tube.
How does magma leave a volcano?
Magma collects in a magma chamber.the magma moves upward through a pipe, a long tube in the ground that connects the magma chamber to earths surface. Molten rock and gas leave the volcano through an opening called a vent. A lava flow happens when an are covered by lava pours out of the vent. A crater is a bowl shaped area at the top of the volcano around the central vent where magma comes out. Magma is beneath the volcano. Lava is the name of magma after it leaves a volcano. YOUre WELCome
Lava erupts from what part of the volcano?
The magma chamber is where the lava begins the eruption process.
What does the vent do for the volcano?
The MAIN vent of the volcano is where all the lava comes out. The side vent is out the side and also is where some lava comes out.
How do shield volcanos form?
Shield volcanoes generally form from quiet eruptions. Layers of hot, mafic lava flow out around the vent and slowly build up to form the cone.from lava that pours down from lava that pours down
Area that is covered by lava as it pours out of a vent?
lava flow
What makes a volcano a shield volcano?
lava that pours out of the vent and hardens on previous layers of lava ( Hawaiian islands / medicine lake)
What is the hole called when lava comes out of it?
Do you mean the hole it comes out of the ground through? That is a volcano. More likely, you mean the hole made when the lava starts to cool and the liquid part inside can suddenly run out. That is a lava tube.
How does magma leave a volcano?
Magma collects in a magma chamber.the magma moves upward through a pipe, a long tube in the ground that connects the magma chamber to earths surface. Molten rock and gas leave the volcano through an opening called a vent. A lava flow happens when an are covered by lava pours out of the vent. A crater is a bowl shaped area at the top of the volcano around the central vent where magma comes out. Magma is beneath the volcano. Lava is the name of magma after it leaves a volcano. YOUre WELCome
Lava erupts from what part of the volcano?
The magma chamber is where the lava begins the eruption process.
What is a secondary vent?
a secondary vent is a vent or tube that connects to the secondary cone for the lava to flow.
What does the vent do for the volcano?
The MAIN vent of the volcano is where all the lava comes out. The side vent is out the side and also is where some lava comes out.
How do shield volcanos form?
Shield volcanoes generally form from quiet eruptions. Layers of hot, mafic lava flow out around the vent and slowly build up to form the cone.from lava that pours down from lava that pours down
Opening where the lava flows?
the opening where the lava flows is call a vent
What forms as result of lava that has cooled at the top of a volcano?
A vent
Volcanic steam vent?
Lava
What is the vent of a volcano called?
lava
