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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| element | all atoms in the same place can not be broken down |
| viscosity | makes liquids slower |
| silica | makes liquids higher in viscosity |
| pahoehoe | light lava |
| aa | dark lava |
| compound | sa substance where two elements are together |
| lava | magma on the surface |
| magma | lava underground |
| volcanic ash | small pepbles from a volcanoe |
| crater | where lava comes out |
| vent | another place where lava comes out |
| pipe | where lava goes up |
| lava flow | lava coming out |
| extinct | not active |
| dormant | sleeping |
| active | ready to explode |
| magma chamber | where magma is stored |
| cinder cone | a type of volcano where it is like a cone |
| sheild | covers top of volcanoe |
| composite | thick type of a volcanoe |
| subduction | area in a plate that makes a volcano |
| caldera | hole where volcano exploded |
| batholith | area where lava hardens above ground |
| lava plateau | level area of land from lava |
| sill | wall from a volcano |
| dike | hills from a volcano |
| hot spring | like a geyser |
| ring of fire | area where volcanos are common |
| geyser | place where hot water comes out |