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Why do volcanoes go dormant?

Why do volcanoes go dormant?

Update: 2024-10-16
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A volcano forms when the hot melted rock deep under the Earth’s crust bubbles to the surface and breaks through. Sometimes, a volcano will go from active to dormant, meaning it doesn’t erupt anymore. How does that happen? We asked geochemist Kelsey Woody to help us find the answer.


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Why do volcanoes go dormant?

Why do volcanoes go dormant?

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