These are the long cracks or fractures in the earth’s surface that lava erupts from.
Hot spot
Basically, a pressure pimple in the Earth’s mantle that erupts to become a volcano.
Volcanic vents
Openings in the Earth’s surface that discharge magma.
Lava fountains
A stream of lava that sprays into the air because of gas bubbles forming and expanding in a volcano. Fountains erupt from vents along fissures within active lava lakes.
Lava lakes
A large amount of molten lava contained in a vent or crater.
Magma
The molten rock below the Earth’s surface. Lava is the term for magma after it erupts from a volcano.
Rift zone
The area where the volcano is splitting apart. The rock in this zone is weak and cracked, making it easier for magma to reach the surface.
Sulfur dioxide
A colorless gas with a strong odor that can irritate skin and eyes. It is one of the most common gases that comes out of a volcano.
Volcanic bombs
Hot lava thrown out of a volcano.
CNN’s Michael Guy contributed to this report.
Source : CNN
