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What is it called when a huge hole is left when the roof of a volcanic mountains magma chamber collapses?
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∙ 8y ago
A crater, caldera. Yellowstone National Park is one big caldera from at least three really big ones. (I've not been there since 1970, but the next one is really going to be a big one...again.)
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 8y agocaldera
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What is a cone-shaped volcano called?
If you are talking about the large crater created after a volcano errupts, then it would be a caldera. They are formed after the magma chamber is emptied, when the cone of the volcano collapses to fill the empty space.
A long chain of submarine volcanic mountains that runs through the world ocean is called the?
mid-ocean ridge
When a volcano collapses a very wide crater is called a?
When a volcano collapses a very wide crater is called a caldera.
A circular depression that forms when a magma chamber empties and causes the ground to sink?
A circular depression that forms when a magma chamber empties is called a caldera. It is a large volcanic crater made from the collapse of a volcano's mouth.
What do underwater mountains become when the rise out of the water?
Underwater mountains that run through an ocean form a mid ocean ridge. They are found all over the ocean, the largest being the Mid Atlantic Ridge.
Formed when magma chamber empties and its roof collapses?
Its called a "caldera".
What are Mountains made of lava called?
volcanic
What happen to create a caldera?
Calderas form during massive explosve volcanic eruptions. In such eruptions so much material is expelled that it leaves a large empty space under the volcano. The volcano then collapses into this space, forming a giant crater.
What are Mountains on the ocean floor that turn into volcanic islands called?
seamounts
What are the chain of volcanic mountains in central America called?
The chain of volcanic mountains in Central America is called the Central American Volcanic Arc. It extends from Guatemala through El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica, which are all part of the Pacific Ring of Fire.
What are mountains formed by magma that reach the Earth's surface?
Mountains formed by magma that reach the Earth's surface are called volcanic mountains or ridges.
What is a cone-shaped volcano called?
If you are talking about the large crater created after a volcano errupts, then it would be a caldera. They are formed after the magma chamber is emptied, when the cone of the volcano collapses to fill the empty space.
What is a long range of volcanic mountains in the Atlantic ocean called?
The mid Atlantic ridge.
A long chain of submarine volcanic mountains that runs through the world ocean is called the?
mid-ocean ridge
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 is a circle of volcanic mountains around the Pacific Ocean.?
It is known as 'The Ring of Fire' sometimes called the circum-Pacific belt.
A circular depression that forms when a magma chamber empties and causes the ground to sink?
A circular depression that forms when a magma chamber empties is called a caldera. It is a large volcanic crater made from the collapse of a volcano's mouth.
