Distinguish among conduit, vent, and crater

What will be an ideal response?


A conduit is a path up which magma travels to the surface, a vent is the surface opening at the top of a conduit, and a crater is a bowl-shaped depression at the summit of a volcano.

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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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A) cT B) mP C) cP D) mT

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