• Question: what is a volcano?

    Asked by theblindninja to Philippa, Kate, Jamie on 18 Jun 2011.
    • Photo: Jamie Gallagher

      Jamie Gallagher answered on 14 Jun 2011:

      This has Philippa all over it! I will wait for her superior explanation rather than my standard one.

    • Photo: Philippa Demonte

      Philippa Demonte answered on 18 Jun 2011:

      @theblindninja A volcano is any mound, hill, or crack in the ground through which lava, bits of hot rock (pyroclasts), volcanic gases or steam erupts.

      That’s the simplest definition.

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