- Ash: The fine particles of rock and volcanic glass ejected into the air during an eruption.
- Central Vent: The main, central channel through which magma travels from the magma chamber to the surface.
- Side Vent: A secondary opening on the side of the volcano that allows magma to erupt, often forming a smaller cone.
- Crater: The bowl-shaped depression at the top of the volcano where eruptions occur.
- Lava: Molten rock that has erupted onto the Earth's surface.
- Dyke: A vertical or steeply inclined sheet of magma that cuts across existing rock layers.
- Magma Chamber: The underground pool of molten rock beneath the volcano.
- Sill: A horizontal or nearly horizontal sheet of magma that intrudes between existing rock layers.
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