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isb8th volcanoes
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| pocket below the volcano where magma collects | magma chamber |
| tube that connects the magma chamber to the surface | pipe |
| area covered by lava as it pours out of a vent | lava flow |
| bowl-shaped area that may form at the top of a volcano around the central vent | crater |
| Magma being forced from the magma chamber to the surface out of the vent | volcanic eruption |
| Caused by magma low in silica that flows. Found on divergnt | quiet eruption |
| Caused by magma high in silica with high viscosity. | explosive eruption |
| A mixture of hot gases, ash, cinders, and bombs that occur during an explosive eruption | pyroclastic flow |
| A non-active volcano that has potential to become active | dormant volcano |
| volcano not likely to become active again | extinct volcano |
| Volcano may erupt or is erupting | active volcano |
| low broad volcanoes caused by repeated flows of low viscosity magma | shield volcano |
| steep, cone-shaped volcanoes made from a build up of pyroclastic flows | cinder cone volcano |
| tall, cone-shaped mountains in which layers of lava alternate with layers of ash | composite volcano |
| magma once it reaches the surface | lava |
| depression left by the collapse of a volcano when it empties its magma chamber | caldera |
| volcanic neck | |
| when magma squeezes between horizontal layers of rock | volcanic sill |
| batholith | |
| dome mountain | |
| geothermal energy | |
| hot water rises to the surface and collects in a natural pool | hot spring |
| a fountain of water and steam that erupts from the ground | geyser |
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