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Academic vocab
academic vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| volcano | a vent or fissure in earths surface through which magma and gases are expelled |
| vent | an opening at the surface of the earth though which volcanic material passes |
| magma | the molten or partially molten rock material containing trapped gasses produced under the earths surface |
| tectonic plate | a block of lithosphere that consist of the crust and he rigid outermost part of the mantle |
| lava | magma that flows into earths surface the rock that forms when lava cools and solidifies |
| hot spot | a volcanically active area of earths surface commonly far from a tectonic plate boundary |