What is a vent? The vent is shown on this diagram. It leads from the magma chamber to the crater at the top of the volcano. Other words for vent are pipe and chimney.

Vent (of a volcano)

What is a vent? The vent leads from the magma chamber to the crater at the top of the volcano. Other words for vent are pipe and chimney.

A volcano vent.

The natural pipe inside a volcano that allows lava and ash to reach the surface.

What is a vent? The vent is shown on this diagram. It leads from the magma chamber to the crater at the top of the volcano. Other words for vent are pipe and chimney.

Video: lava coming from a crater.

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