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vocab 3
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| pyroclastic material | The volcanic rock ejected during an erection, including ash bombs in blocks |
| Cinder cone | a small volcanic built primarily of pyroclastic material ejected from a single vent |
| shield volcano | broad gently sloping, volcano built from fluid basaltic lavas |
| composite volcano | a volcano composed of both lava and pyroclastic material |
| vent | an opening in the surface of earth through which molten rock and gases are released |
| topographic map | a map that represents earths surface in 3 dimension |
| contour interval | an a topographic tells the distance in elevation between adjacent contour lines |
| caldera | a large depression typically caused by collapse or ejection of the summit area of a volcano |
| hot spot | a concentration of heat in the mantle capable of producing magma, which rises to the earths surface |
| viscosity | a measure of a fluid resistance to flow |