I actually had problems with this question on my crossword puzzle. The answer is actually a caldera.
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A volcanic crater would also be a correct answer.
A basin-shaped volcanic depression is a caldera. Calderas are large craters formed by the collapse of the ground after a volcanic eruption. They can vary in size and shape and are often filled with water to form crater lakes.
I actually had problems with this question on my crossword puzzle. The answer is actually a caldera.
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A volcanic crater would also be a correct answer.
Caldera, from the Spanish meaning 'cauldron'.
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A caldera.
A crater
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A caldera.
When the top of a volcanic mountain collapses, it forms a volcanic crater or caldera. This creates a bowl-shaped depression at the summit of the volcano.
This is a crater
The mountain collapses into an emptied magma chamber
A summit crater is a depression at the top of a volcano, usually caused by an eruption that removes material from the peak. It can contain a lava dome, a lake, or remain empty. Summit craters can be active sites for volcanic activity.
Volcanic crater.
A volcanic crater is a circular depression caused by volcanic activity.
A caldera.
The large volcanic depression occupied by Crater Lake, Oregon is a
Dallol is a volcanic explosion crater in the Danakil Depression in Ethiopia.
A volcanic vent. There may also be a crater (a concave depression or pit). This is known as a volcanic vent. It may sit at the base of a volcanic crater.
It is a volcanic caldera which is a large, bowl-shaped volcanic depression that forms when the top of a volcanic cone collapses into the space left after magma is ejected during a violent volcanic eruption.
When the top of a volcanic mountain collapses, it forms a volcanic crater or caldera. This creates a bowl-shaped depression at the summit of the volcano.
A volcanic vent. There may also be a crater (a concave depression or pit). This is known as a volcanic vent. It may sit at the base of a volcanic crater.
No. A crater is a circular depression in the ground formed by an impact or explosion. A volcano bomb is a blob of lava hurled out during a volcanic eruption.
The mountain collapses into an emptied magma chamber
This is a crater