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[[File:Volcano.png|right|300px|thumb|A picture of an active [[volcano]].]] | [[File:Volcano.png|right|300px|thumb|A picture of an active [[volcano]].]] | ||
===Meaning=== | ===Meaning=== | ||
| − | A '''volcanic eruption''' is a forceful explosion of volcanic material such as [[steam]], [[lava]], [[rock]]s and [[toxic]] [[gas]]es and [[gas]]es which are [[Dangerous to the Environment|dangerous to the environment]] into the air. | + | A '''volcanic eruption''' is a forceful explosion of volcanic material such as [[steam]], [[lava]], [[rock]]s and [[toxic]] [[gas]]es and [[gas]]es which are [[Dangerous to the Environment|dangerous to the environment]] into the [[air]]. |
===About Volcanic Eruptions=== | ===About Volcanic Eruptions=== | ||
Revision as of 09:35, 30 July 2019
Geography Key Stage 4
A picture of an active volcano.
Meaning
A volcanic eruption is a forceful explosion of volcanic material such as steam, lava, rocks and toxic gases and gases which are dangerous to the environment into the air.
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 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.
- During a volcanic eruption toxic gases and gases which are dangerous to the environment such as Sulphur Dioxide and Carbon Monoxide.