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Science Volcanoes
vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Definition of:shield volcano | A shield volcano is a wide,gently sloped moutain with layers of lava |
| Definition of:cinder cone volcano | a cinder cone volcano is a Steep,coned shaped hill or moutain. Explosive eruption |
| Definition of:Composite volcano | a composite volcano is a all,cone shaped mountain with layers of lava alternating with layers of ash |
| Example of:a shield volcano | the hawaiian islands |
| Example of:cinder cone volcano | the Paracutin moutain |
| Example of:Composite volcano | Mt. St. Helens |
| Definition of:volcanic neck | A volcanic neck looks like a large tooth. It forms when magma hardens in a volcano's pipe |
| Definition of: Volcanic dike | Forms when magma forces itself across rock layers and hardens into a dike |
| Definition of: Volcanic sill | A slab of volcanic rock that formed when magma squeezes between layers of rock. |
| Definition of:a dome mountain | a dome mountain forms when rising magma is blocked by horizontal layers of rock. |
| Definition of: batholith | a batholith is an enormous mass of intrusive igneous rock, that is, rock made of once-molten material that has solidified below the earth's surface |