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volcanoes

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volcano   A weak spot in the crust where molten material, or magma, comes from the surface.  
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magma   Is a molten mixture of rock-forming substances, gases, and water from the mantle.  
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lava   Magma that reaches the surface.  
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Ring of Fire   A major volcano belt that is formed by many volcanoes that rim the Pacific Ocean.  
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island arc   A string of islands that is caused by a resulting volcano.  
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hot spot   An area where material from deep within the mantle rises and then melts, forming magma.  
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element   A substance that cannot be broken down into another substance.  
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compound   A substance that is made up of two or more elements that have been chemically combined.  
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physical property   Any characteristic of a substance that can be observed or measured without changing the composition of the substance.  
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chemical property   A property that produces a change in the composition of the substance.  
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viscosity   The resistance of a liquid to flowing.  
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silica   Made up of particles of the elements oxygen and silicon. Silica is one of the abundant materials of the earth's crust.  
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pahoehoe   Fast-moving, hot lava that has low viscosity.  
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aa   Cooler slower-moving lava.  
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magma chamber   The pocket where magma collects.  
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pipe   A long tube in the ground that connects the magma chamber to earth's surface.  
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vent   Where molten rock and gas leave the volcano.  
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lava flow   The area covered by lava when it pours out the vent.  
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crater   A bowl-shaped area that may form at the top of the volcano around the central vent.  
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pyroclastic flow   The expultion of ash, cinders,bombs, and gases during an explosive volcanic eruption.  
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dormant   Describes a volcano that is not currently active, but may become active in the future.  
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extinct   Describes a volcano that is no longer active and is not likley to erupt again.  
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shield volcano   A wide, gently sloping mountain made of layers of lava and formed by quiet eruptions.  
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cinder cone   A steep cone-shaped hill or small mountain made of volcanic ash,cinders, and bombs piled up around a volcano's opening.  
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composite volcano   A tall cone-shaped mountain in which layers of lava alternate with layers of ash and other volcanic materials.  
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caldera   The large hole at the top of a volcano formed when the roof of a volcano's magma chamber collapses.  
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volcanic neck   A deposit of hardened magma in a volcano's pipe.  
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dike   A slab of volcanic rock formed when magma forces itself across rock layers.  
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sill   A slab of volcanic rock formed when magma sqeezes between layers of rock.  
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batholith   A mass of rock formed when a large body of magma cools inside the crust.  
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geothermal activity   The heating of undergroud water by magma.  
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geyser   A fountain of water and stream that builds up pressure underground and erupts at regular intervals.  
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