How is the volcano different from a mountain?

Answer 1

Essentially a volcano is a type of mountain.

Mountain are formed due to the collision of 2 continental tectonic plates. The compressing or 'converging' plates forms folds in the crust, and if little erosion has occurred to wear down these folds, they eventually continue to rise and may break to form a buildup of 'thrusts', which build on top of each other and form mountain ranges.

Volcanoes typically occur due to the collision of a continental plate and an oceanic plate, where the denser oceanic plate undergoes 'subduction' and slips under the less dense continental plate. The extreme heat and pressure exerted on this subducting oceanic plate, causing uplifting of magma from the earth's mantle, which rises and breaches the surface, creating a volcano.

There must be some fissure or crack in the crust in order for a volcano to form and the magma to rise through, while mountains are simply the crumpling of two landmasses. But keep in mind, that volcanoes may also later become mountains if they become completely dormant and no more lava (magma that has surfaced) is emitted.

Answer 2

Essentially a volcano is a type of mountain.

Mountain are formed due to the collision of 2 continental tectonic plates. The compressing or 'converging' plates forms folds in the crust, and if little erosion has occurred to wear down these folds, they eventually continue to rise and may break to form a buildup of 'thrusts', which build on top of each other and form mountain ranges.

Volcanoes typically occur due to the collision of a continental plate and an oceanic plate, where the denser oceanic plate undergoes 'subduction' and slips under the less dense continental plate. The extreme heat and pressure exerted on this subducting oceanic plate, causing uplifting of magma from the earth's mantle, which rises and breaches the surface, creating a volcano.

There must be some fissure or crack in the crust in order for a volcano to form and the magma to rise through, while mountains are simply the crumpling of two landmasses. But keep in mind, that volcanoes may also later become mountains if they become completely dormant and no more lava (magma that has surfaced) is emitted.

Answer 3

A volcano is an opening, or rupture, in a planet's surface or crust, which allows hot, molten rock, ash, and gases to escape from below the surface.

A mountain is a landform that extends above the surrounding land in a limited area, with a peak.

Answer 4

A volcanic mountain is a mountain formed by material erupted by a volcano. A volcano is a vent or fissure in the ground from which ash, lava, and gas may emerge. Not all volcanoes have built themselves up into mountains.

Answer 5

A Volcano erupts magma while A Mountain do not erupts....

As simple as that... stupid head!!

Answer 6

Volcanoes are mountains that usually have a hole in the top, with a lave dome inside. Sometimes the c\volcano will spew lave this is caled an eruption.

Answer 7

mountains are way different the volcanoes, because volcanoes have holes a the top of them, and has lava inside it, mountains are just rock

Answer 8

A volcano is a mountain that has a vent through which magma, gas, and ash erupt onto the Earth's surface. While both feature tall peaks, only a volcano has the potential for eruption and lava flow.