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Volcanoes
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Volcano | Occur because its crust is broken into 17 major, rigid tectonic plates that float on a hotter, softer layer in its mantle. |
| Lava | Hot molten. |
| Magma | Hot fluid. |
| Volcanic ash | eruptions and measuring less than 2 mm. |
| Magma Chamber | Is a large underground pool of liquid rock found beneath the surface of the Earth. |
| Crater | Is a large, bowl-shaped cavity in the ground or on the surface of a planet. |
| Vent | Is an opening that allows air, gas, or liquid to pass out |
| Pipe | Is narrow tube made from wood, clay, etc. |
| Lava Flow | Is a mass of flowing lava. |
| Ring of Fire | Is an area in the basin of the Pacific Ocean. |
| Element | a substances that can not be broken down into other substances. |
| Viscosity | a magma that depends upon it silica content and temperature. |
| Silica | the compand is made up of particles of the elements oxygen and silicon. |
| Pahoehoe | Fast moving hot lava that has low viscsity. |
| AA | Lava that is cooler and slow moving. |
| Compand | A substance made of two or more elements that have been chemically combined. |
| Subduction | The process by which oceanic crust sinks beneath a deep ocean trench and back into the mantle at a convergent plate boundary. |
| Extinct | A volcano that is unlikely to erupt again. |
| Dormant | Volcano that can be active now but may become active in the future. |
| Active | A volcano is one that is erupting or has shown signs that it may erupt near the future. |
| Cider cone | Cone-shaped mountain formed from ash,ciders, and bombs. |
| Dike | Forms when magma squeezes between layers of rock and hardens. |
| Sill | Forms when magma squeezes between layers of rock and hardens. |
| Hot spring | Collect in a natural poo |
| Geyser | Is a foundation of water and steam that erupts from the ground. |
| Caldera | A huge hole left by the collapse of a volcanic mountain.B |
| Batholith | Mass of rock formed when magma cooled inside the crust. |
| Lava Plateau | High,level area formed by repeated lava flows. |
| Composite Volcano | Mountain formed by lava flows alternating with explosive eruptions. |
| Shield Volcano | Gently sloping mountain formed by repeated lava flows. |