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Salty ash from the volcano runs into Lake Natron. Salt-loving algae turn the lake red.


lava: melted rock that fl ows from a volcano


magma: partially melted rock inside Earth


rift: a place where two tectonic plates pull apart, creating a gap


tectonic plate: a giant piece of Earth’s crust and upper mantle


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