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Yellowstone vocab. Part 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| geyser | a fountain of water and steam that builds up pressure underground and erupts at regular intervals |
| magma | molten rock beneath the Earth's surface |
| marvel | to be amazed at |
| plume | a feather; a rising column of smoke, dust, or water |
| preposterously | ridiculously; arousing or deserving laughter |
| seismograph | a device that writes down (records) the movements of Earth |
| spew | to eject forcefully; to spit out in a great quantity |
| supervolcano | massive volcano that can produce rare but enormous eruptions |
| infer | to draw a conclusion from evidence |
| dormancy | a state of inactivity |