How is a crater formed?

      

Describe how a crater is formed and give an example.

  

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Maurice
(i) Eruption of lava through a central vent causes building up of a cone.

(ii) The lava in the vent cools and contracts.

(iii)The cool lava withdraws into the vent leaving a shallow depression of the cone.

(iv) Gas explosions may blow away surface rocks causing a crater.

Some of craters are Mt Menengai,Mt Suswa and Mt Longonot.
maurice.mutuku answered the question on June 5, 2017 at 11:19


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