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valcanos
earth sci
Term | Definition |
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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excint | no longer active volcano.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. |