2021 · Q36
What is the depression at the top of a volcano following a volcanic eruption called?
indian-world-geographygeomorphology
- AChamber
- BVent
- CCinder
- DCrater
Explanation
After a volcanic eruption, the bowl-shaped depression left at the summit of the volcano is called the crater. The vent is the conduit through which magma rises, the magma chamber is the underground reservoir, and cinder refers to ejected pyroclastic fragments. Hence the depression at the top is the crater.