Imagine a giant oven baking lava from deep inside the Earth. When it erupts, it spews out molten rock that cools and forms new land, like when you pour hot chocolate into a cup and it hardens around the sides.
How Volcanoes Work
Volcanoes are like cracks in the Earth’s skin. Magma from deep inside the planet rises up through these cracks, and when it reaches the surface, it becomes lava. As lava cools, it turns into rock, creating new land or changing the shape of old ones.
Examples of Volcano Shapes
Some volcanoes are tall and pointed like cones, while others spread out wide like pancakes, each type changes the Earth in a different way.
Examples
- A volcano erupts, spilling lava that turns into rock and creates new land.
- Ash from a volcano covers a nearby town, changing its landscape for years.
- Lava flows across the ocean floor and eventually forms an island.
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See also
- How Do Volcanoes Form and Erupt?
- How Do Volcanoes Create New Landmasses?
- How Do Volcanoes Form and Why Do They Erupt?
- How Do Volcanoes Shape the Earth’s Surface?
- How Do Volcanoes Form and Why Do They Explode?
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