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Volcanoes
By Sydney H. &Michelle C.
Main Types of Volcanoes and Famous Volcanoes
Volcanoes are classified by their shape, the material they are made of, and the way they erupt.
An example of a famous active volcano is Mount St. Helens in Washington. Mount Vesuvius in southern Italy is believed to be currently dormant since 1944. The most active volcano on Earth is in Hawaii. Kilauea has been constantly erupting ever since 1983, causing millions of dollars of damage.
The Different Parts To a Volcano
Towards the top of the volcano, you will find the vent, the crater, the summit, and the parasitic cone. There are vents found around where the crater and the parasitic cone is. It is an opening that allows a path for the air to pass through. The lava will come through both the main and side vents.
The parasitic cone is located towards the side of the crater and is where the side vent is also located. It is formed from eruptions from cracks other than the main vent of the volcano.
The crater is the opening of the volcano. Lava also comes out of the crater with the main and side vent.
The apex of the volcano is called the summit. This is the highest point of the volcano.
After burning, you will find an ash cloud at the summit of a volcano. The ash cloud is the powdered excess ash left behind after burning.
The throat of the volcano is the entrance of a volcano. It allows the magma to flow out to the crater when a volcano erupts.
The lava is what you call the magma flowing from the volcano when it has come out of the volcano. Inside the volcano, it is called magma, but outside the volcano, it is called lava. Lava also creates igneous rocks.
At the side of the volcano is what we call the flank. The flank is the crust of the volcano covering the sides of the volcano much like the crust covers the Earth.
Towards the interior of the volcano is the dike. The dike is the barrier of a volcano.
Inside the volcano is the conduit. The conduit is much like a pipe along the throat of the volcano carrying liquids such as lava.
At the foot of the volcano is the sill, which is the invasive body of magma that drives its way between layers of sediment at the foot of the volcano.