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Download Solution PDFWhat is the term for the large cauldron-like hollow formed when a volcano erupts and collapses?
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Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is Caldera.Key Points
- Caldera
- Caldera is the term for the large cauldron-like hollow formed when a volcano erupts and collapses.
- When a volcano erupts and collapses, a large depression called a caldera is created.
- Magma that is present in the magma chamber beneath the volcano is ejected during a volcanic eruption, frequently violently.
- The development of a caldera is an uncommon occurrence, happening only a few times every century, in comparison to the hundreds of volcanic eruptions that take place per century.
- Between 1911 and 2016, there are only known to have been seven caldera-forming collapses. When the depression in the shape of a bowl is filled with water, some calderas form a lake.
Additional Information
- Volcano
- A volcano is a fissure in a planet's crust, like the one on Earth, through which gases, hot lava, and volcanic ash can leak out of a magma chamber beneath the planet's surface.
- Volcanoes are most usually found when tectonic plates are divergent or converging, and the majority of them are underwater.
- For instance, the Pacific Ring of Fire has volcanoes created by convergent tectonic plates while the Mid-Atlantic Ridge has volcanoes caused by divergent tectonic plates.
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