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Chapter 7 - Volcanos
Earth Science - Volcanos
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| volcano | land or underwater feature formed when magma reaches Earth's surface |
| vent | cone shaped land form made when lava flows in many directions from a single source |
| fissure eruption | magma escaping through long narrow cracks in the Earth's crust |
| hot spot | localized areas of high heat underneath the Earth's surface |
| viscosity | the measure of a substances ability to resist flow |
| shield volcano | huge, gently sloping volcanic land form composed mainly of basaltic lava |
| cinder cone volcano | large, steeply sloped volcanic land form composed mainly of solid fragments of tephra |
| tephra | solid fragments of volcanic rock or lava of greatly varying size |
| composite volcano | volcanic land form composed of alternating layers of lava and tephra |
| volcanic ash | fine grained tephra |
| lahar | rapid flowing mixture of volcanic ash and debris |
| pyroclastic flow | fast moving body of hot gases and solids |