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What is the difference between a vent and a crater?

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one is caused by a massively destructive force, the other is a slower, less destructive process.

Step-by-step explanation:

Volcanic vents are openings in the crust, usually within the crater of a volcano, where magma (molten rock) and volcanic gases escape from the volcano's interior.

A crater is caused by an impact (such as a meteor crater) or an explosion, such as the crater atop Mt. St. Helen's.

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