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A crater is a deep pit at top of a volcano cone.

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Name the funnel shaped opening at the top of a volcano?

Its called a volcanic cone


What is the name of the top pit of the volcano?

The top pit of a volcano is called the crater. It is the opening at the summit of the volcano where volcanic activity such as eruptions and gas emissions occur.


What is the the opening at the top of a volcano?

A volcanic vent. There may also be a crater (a concave depression or pit). This is known as a volcanic vent. It may sit at the base of a volcanic crater.


What is the dent in the top of a volcano caused by the blast of the eruption?

It is called a volcanic crater or a summit pit.


What is opened at the top of a volcano called?

A volcanic vent. There may also be a crater (a concave depression or pit). This is known as a volcanic vent. It may sit at the base of a volcanic crater.


What type of volcano is Aniakchak?

It is a volcanic caldera which is a large, bowl-shaped volcanic depression that forms when the top of a volcanic cone collapses into the space left after magma is ejected during a violent volcanic eruption.


What is the shape of Ruapehu in New Zealand?

Ruapehu is a rather broad volcanic cone with a truncated top, where the Crater Lake lies.


When the lava stops erupting out of the central vent what is left at the top?

When the lava stops erupting from the central vent, a volcanic cone or crater may form at the top of the volcano. This is created by the accumulation of solidified lava, ash, and other volcanic materials around the vent opening. The shape and size of the cone can vary depending on the type of eruption and the characteristics of the volcano.


Pot is to top as tip is to?

pit


What is half of a cone?

it a cone cut in half from the top


What is the area of the top of the long jump pit?

On average the Olympic pit is 24.75m2 on the top.


Is a hexagonal cone a prism?

No. A prism has congruent bases (top and bottom). A cone has a base and a point on top.