Most volcanoes, when they finish erupting, leave a crater behind when the magma retreats down the volcanic pipe. Occasionally this will fill with water to leave a lake.
A large surface explosion will leave behind a Caldera - a broad area possibly still of geothermal activity. Such as Yellowstone, or Okataina.
The basin shaped crater at the top of a mountain is called a caldera. It forms when a volcano collapses into itself after an eruption, creating a large, circular depression.
The large hole at the top of a volcano is called a "crater." It is formed when explosions or collapses create a depression at the summit of the volcano.
At the top of a mountain, you would typically find metamorphic rock. This type of rock forms due to intense heat and pressure, which is common in the tectonic processes that occur at high elevations. Metamorphic rocks are often more resistant to erosion, making them prevalent in mountainous regions.
The sharp jagged mountain top is called the peak. The very top of the mountain might also be referred to as the summit.
Table Mountain is flat on top because it was formed by erosion and weathering processes over millions of years, which gradually wore down the top layer of the mountain to create a flat surface.
When the top of a volcanic mountain collapses, it forms a volcanic crater or caldera. This creates a bowl-shaped depression at the summit of the volcano.
The basin shaped crater at the top of a mountain is called a caldera. It forms when a volcano collapses into itself after an eruption, creating a large, circular depression.
Caldera
Caldera
When a volcanic cone collapses it forms a caldera.
When a volcano collapses into itself at its top, it forms a large crater called a caldera. Calderas are formed when the magma chamber of a volcano empties during an eruption, causing the summit to collapse inward.
the bowl shaped opening of a volcanoe is a crater
The large circular depression at the top of a volcano that forms when the roof of the magma chamber collapses is called a caldera. Calderas can be huge in size and are formed during explosive volcanic eruptions or when the magma chamber empties and the summit collapses into the void left behind.
what happens is that it forms a caldera
The wave forms a breaker.
volcanoe
a stratus volcano forms starting from a mountain that takes magma from around the center of the earth and blow off the top of the mountain and sometimes forms land.