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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is a volcanoe? | a vent or fissure in the Earth's surface through wich magma and gasses expelled |
| What is a magma chamber? | the body of molten rock that feeds a volcanoe |
| What is a vent? | an opening at the suface of the Earth through wich volcanic material passes |
| What is a crater? | a funnel-shaped pit near the top of the central vent of a volcanoe |
| What is a caldera? | a large semicirclar depression that forms when the magma chamber below a volcanoe partily empties and causes the ground above to sink |
| What is lave plateau? | a wide flat planfrom that results from reapeted nonexplosive eruptions of lava that spread over a large area |
| What is a rift zone? | an area of deep cracks that form between two tectonic plates that are pulling away from each other |
| What is a hotspot? | a volcanicly active area of Earth's surface far from a tectonic plate boundary |