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Volcano
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An opening in Earth's crust where magma comes to the surface and forms mountain when layers of lava and volcanic ash erupt and build up
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Vent
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And opening through which month and rock and gas leave a volcano
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Lava
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Liquid magma that reaches the surface
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Magma
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Molten mixture of rock forming substances gases and water from the mantle
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Crater
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A bowl shaped area that forms around a volcano central opening
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Vent
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Hotspot
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A hotter area in the mantle where magma melts through the crust above it
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Island arc
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A string of islands formed by the volcanoes a long deep ocean trenches
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