click below
click below
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Mr. Lenz's Review
Mr. Lenz's Vocabulary Review Ch. 6F section 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| A funnel shaped pit near the top of a the central vent of a volcano | Crater |
| A large, circular depression that forms when the magma chamber below a volcano partially empties and causes the ground above to sink | Caldera |
| A wide, flat landform that results from repeated nonexplosive eruptions of lava that spread over a large area | Lava plateau |
| A volcano built from layers of lava released from many nonexplosive eruptions. | Shield Volcano |
| A volcano made from pyroclastic materials from mildly explosive eruptions | Cinder cone volcano |
| A volcano that forms from explosive eruptions followed by quiet lava flows | Composite volcano |
| The most common type of volcano also called a stratovolcano | Composite volcano |
| A volcano that has gently sloping sides | Shield volcano |
| Long cracks in the Earth's crust from which lava flows to form lava plateaus | Rifts |