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When magma beneath Earth's surface is forced up due to pressure, it flows out to Earth's surface through openings.
Curtis Strite
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∙ 13y agoThe area inside the rim of a volcano is called the caldera.
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∙ 11y agothe rim of a volcano is called a caldera formed when igneous rock (formed when lava is cooled) is piled on top of each other causing a rim called a caldera.
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What is the volcano belt around the pacific rim called?
The chain of volcanoes lining the Pacific Rim are referred to as Ring of Fie.
What jobs do people have if they live around a volcano?
they test the rim for burns
A live volcano is called what?
A live volcano is simply called an active volcano.
What is the saucer shaped depretion on top of a volcano?
It is called a crater. The area around the sides is the crater rim. If the volcano has collapsed into an empty magma chamber, this is called a caldera, and can exist for both tall or wide volcanoes.
Is a volcano called volcano only when it is erupting?
A volcano is called a volcano whether it is erupting or not.It is called an active volcano if it is erupting or has erupted recently.It is a dormant volcano if it hasn't erupted in a long time.Extinct volcanoes are not expected to ever erupt again.
What is the top of the volocano called?
The top is generally called the 'Rim'. Erosion of an extinct volcano might blur the presence of a rim so, you'd call it the summit.
What is the volcano belt around the pacific rim called?
The chain of volcanoes lining the Pacific Rim are referred to as Ring of Fie.
What jobs do people have if they live around a volcano?
they test the rim for burns
What is the rim of a truck called?
A rim or a wheel.
A live volcano is called what?
A live volcano is simply called an active volcano.
Is mt Kilimanjaro a mainland volcano or an island volcano?
Kilimanjaro is far from the ocean, about 400 km. It is a mainland volcano in Tanzania, Africa. The crater rim is only 40 miles from the Kenyan border.
What is a mountain with a crater called?
it is called a volcano.
What happens to the shape of the volcanoe as the eruption becomes more violent?
During the more violent eruptions, pieces of the rim of the volcano can break away, changing the shape of the volcano.
When volcano is quiet what is it called?
A volcano that is not active is a dormant volcano.
What is the saucer shaped depretion on top of a volcano?
It is called a crater. The area around the sides is the crater rim. If the volcano has collapsed into an empty magma chamber, this is called a caldera, and can exist for both tall or wide volcanoes.
Is a volcano called volcano only when it is erupting?
A volcano is called a volcano whether it is erupting or not.It is called an active volcano if it is erupting or has erupted recently.It is a dormant volcano if it hasn't erupted in a long time.Extinct volcanoes are not expected to ever erupt again.
What is it called when a volcano is currently inactive but may erupt in the future?
it is called a dormat volcano
