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Volcanoes occur when the earth cools off, and releases internal heat and pressure. Magma is a lower density than the surrounding rocks, and this causes it to rise to the surface. As it rises, gas bubbles form in the magma, exerting pressure, causing the magma to erupt out of the surface of the earth.

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