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Term | Definition |
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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 |