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Volcanism

earth science Maturity 11-13

Hot things can burst out of the ground.

Erupsi Gunung Sinabung.jpg
Erupsi Gunung Sinabung.jpg
Deep inside a planet, it is very hot. This heat melts rocks into liquid. The hot liquid rises up. It breaks through the top.
Kilauea Fissure 8 cone erupting on 6-28-2018.jpg
Kilauea Fissure 8 cone erupting on 6-28-2018.jpg
This makes a volcano. Do you want to see a volcano?

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File:Erupsi Gunung Sinabung.jpg
Erupsi Gunung Sinabung.jpg
File:Gryphons at the central crater of the Dashgil mud volcano in Azerbaijan (130).JPG
Gryphons at the central crater of the...
File:Kilauea Fissure 8 cone erupting on 6-28-2018.jpg
Kilauea Fissure 8 cone erupting on 6-28-2018.jpg
File:Tonga Volcano Eruption 2022-01-15 0320Z to 0610Z Himawari-8 visible.gif
Tonga Volcano Eruption 2022-01-15 0320Z...
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