Volcanoes erupt because something underground gets too hot and pushes its way out. Imagine a pressure cooker, when it’s too full, steam explodes out. A volcano works the same way: lava, gas, and rocks push up from deep inside Earth until they break through the surface.
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- A volcano is like a bottle of soda when it's shaken, once the cap comes off, everything rushes out at once.
- Imagine a cake baking in an oven: when it’s done, the heat pushes the top up and out like lava.
- Think of a volcano as a hot spring, if you add too much pressure, it erupts.
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See also
- How Does a Volcano Erupt?
- How Does a Volcano Actually Erupt?
- What Causes a Volcano to Erupt?
- How Do ‘Volcanoes’ Form and What Makes Them Erupt?
- How Do Volcanoes Create New Landmasses?
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