We just learned about the type of volcano called a Shield Volcano.
Sometimes lava erupts right out of the ground, not from a large volcano.
When it comes up from a big crack in the ground it is called a Fissure Vent.
![fissure vent](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a4/Volcano_q.jpg)
(from: wikipedia - fissure vent)
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