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An article detailing different terms relating to volcanoes and volcanic eruptions.

Category: Geography

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Magma (from Greek μάγμα "mixture") is a mixture of molten or semi-molten rock, volatiles and solids that is found beneath the surface of the Earth, and is expected to exist on other ...

Domain: Natural environment; Category: Volcano

A black smoker or sea vent is a type of hydrothermal vent found on the seabed, typically in the abyssal and hadal zones. They appear as black, chimney-like structures that emit a cloud of black ...

Domain: Natural environment; Category: Volcano

A volcanic winter is a reduction in global temperatures caused by volcanic ash and droplets of sulfuric acid obscuring the Sun and raising Earth's albedo (increasing the reflection of solar ...

Domain: Natural environment; Category: Volcano

The places known as hotspots or hot spots in geology are volcanic regions thought to be fed by underlying mantle that is anomalously hot compared with the mantle elsewhere. They may be unanimously ...

Domain: Natural environment; Category: Volcano

A volcano is an opening, or rupture, in the surface or crust of the Earth or a planetary mass object, which allows hot lava, volcanic ash and gases to escape from the magma chamber below the surface. ...

Domain: Natural environment; Category: Volcano

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