How Do Volcanoes Form?
Volcanoes begin deep within the mantle where magma forms. Magma is hot, pasty rock that moves within the mantle. Magma close to the surface melts and flows easily because the pressure is less. Magma can gush out of weak spots in the crust, aided by the pressure of gases it contains. A volcano is an opening out of which this hot material erupts.
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