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valcanos
earth sci
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| element | A substance or rock thet can not be combined. |
| viscosity | The thickness of a substance. |
| silica | A substance thet increases the viscosity of another substances viscosity. |
| pahoehoe | A silica rich lava/magma. |
| aa | A silica low magma. |
| compound | A fusing of two elements. |
| lava | molten rock outside the earth. |
| magma | molten rock inside the earth. |
| volcanic ash | minute peaces of lava blasted out of a volcano. |
| crater | the open part of the top of a volcano. |
| vent | an open part of the side of a volcano which lava can come out of. |
| pipe | main tunnel leading to the crater of the volcano. |
| lava flow | flow of lava out of the crater or vent. |
| excint | no longer active volcano. |
| dormat | not currently active valcano |
| active | a volcano about or already erupting. |
| magma chamber | a place in the bottom of a volcano where magma is stored. |
| cinder come | a valcano made of valcano debre ash bombs etc. |
| shild valcano | a valcano made of a flat surface becaause of runny lava flow. |
| composit v | made of lava and valcanic debre. |
| subducten | where a tectonic plate goes under anuter. |
| lava platue | a sligtly sloping valcano made of lava. |
| still | lava forses its way thrue layers of rock. |
| dike | cuts its way vertcly thrue rock |
| hot spring | a poket of hot water from inside the earth. |
| ring of fire | a valcanic hot spot on the ream of the pacific plate. |
| gyser | water collects and heated by valcanos they blast water into the air. |
| bablith | when mamga cools inside the pipe. |
| calarga | left when a volcano collapses on its self. |