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3:2 Volcanoes

Volcano activity

AnswerQuestion
Magma chamber Pocket of magma beneath Earth's surface.
Pipe A long tube into the ground that connects the magma chamber to Earth's surface.
Vent Opening of a volcano where magma is forced up.
Lava flow Melted rock flowing on the surface of the Earth.
Crater Circular depression at the top of a volcano.
Silica A material found in magma that is formed from the elements oxygen and silicon.
Pahoehoe A hot fast-moving type of lava that hardens to form smooth, rope-like coils.
Aa A slow-moving type of lava that hardens to form rough chunks; cooler than pahoehoe.
Pyroclastic flow A super-heated could of ash, gas, and rock.
Active volcano A volcano that is currently erupting or likely to erupt.
Extinct volcano A volcano that no longer erupts and is in the process of eroding.
Hot spring A pool of groundwater that has risen to the surface after being heated by a nearby body of magma.
Geyser Fountain of water and steam that erupts from the ground.
Geothermal underground heat warms water, and steam turns turbines and generators.
Dormant volcano When it's not erupting but capable of erupting in the future.
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