Difference between revisions of "Volcanic Eruption"

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A picture of an active volcano.

A volcanic eruption is a forceful explosion of volcanic material such as steam, lava, rocks and gases which may be toxic or dangerous to the environment.

Volcanic eruptions are often severely damaging to the environment local to the volcano and can cause loss of human life in local settlements.

Volcanic eruptions are often caused by movement in the Earth's tectonic plates that allows magma to rise to the surface of the earths's crust.

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+==Geography Key Stage 4==
+[[File:Volcano.png|right|300px|thumb|A picture of an active [[volcano]].]]
 ===Meaning===
-A '''volcanic eruption''' is a forceful explosion of volcanic material such as [[steam]], [[environmentally harmful gas]]es, [[lava]] and rocks into the air. This often severely damages the [[environment]] [[local]] to the [[volcano]] and can cause loss of [[human]] life in [[local]] [[settlement]]s. '''Volcanic eruptions''' are often caused by movement in the earth's [[Tectonic Plate]]s that allows [[magma]] to rise to the surface of the earths's [[crust]].
+A '''volcanic eruption''' is a forceful explosion of volcanic material such as [[steam]], [[lava]], [[rock]]s and [[gas]]es which may be [[toxic]] or [[Dangerous to the Environment|dangerous to the environment]].
+===About Volcanic Eruptions===
+: '''Volcanic eruptions''' are often severely damaging to the [[environment]] [[local]] to the [[volcano]] and can cause loss of [[human]] life in [[local]] [[settlement]]s.
+: '''Volcanic eruptions''' are often caused by movement in the [[Earth]]'s [[Tectonic Plate|tectonic plates]] that allows [[magma]] to rise to the surface of the earths's [[crust]].
+: During a '''volcanic eruption''' [[toxic]] [[gas]]es and [[gas]]es which are [[Dangerous to the Environment|dangerous to the environment]] such as [[Sulphur Dioxide]] and [[Carbon Monoxide]].