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What is the hollow area at the top of a volcano?

A concave hollow is a crater. In a dormant volcano, the empty magma pit is called a caldera.


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.


What is the name of the hole at the top of a volcano vent called?

Vent .


What is the opening around which a volcano forms?

A volcanic vent.


What is a circuler depression around a volcano vent?

A crater


Is a vent at the top of a volcano?

If the volcano is active, there may be vents around the volcano as well as on top. A vent is where volcanic material (lava, steam, ash) is being released.


What forms around the vent of a volcano?

the magma cools and hardens and then it becomes the surface of around the volcano like a rock land


What is the Bowl-shaped Area Around A Volcano Central vent?

It is a valley


What is a side vent?

You may have a "Heatilator" style fireplace. There is a hollow compartment heated by the fire. Cool air is drawn in near floor level, warmed, and leaves for the side vents. Does a much better job of warmng a room than a standard fireplace.


What An opening in the earth crust through which lava hot gases and rock fragments erupt?

Volcano , (volcanic vent).


A bowl shaped depression that forms around the vent of a volcano is a?

The bowl shaped depression that forms around the central vent of a volcano is called a crater. Craters are small, usually less than one kilometer in diameter.


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.