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valcanos
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Vent | the center/top of a volcano. |
| Lava | mama that reach's Earth's surface and flows out a vent. |
| Crater | a cup like hollow that forms the top of a volcano. |
| Hot Sopt | a vary hot place in lava. |
| Cinder-cone volcano | A step- side cone that forms from explosive eruptions of hot rocks, ranging from particles to boulders. |
| Shield volcano | A wide, gently sloped cone that forms from flows of lava. |
| composite volcano | A cone formed from explosive eruptions of hot rocks followed by a flow of lava, over and over again. |
| Geothermal energy | Heat from bellow Earth's surface. |