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volcano test

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shield volcano   gently sloping mountain. forms when a volcano errupts quietly. thin layers of lava build up slowly over a large area around the vent.  
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cinder cone   steep cone shaped hill. it forms when a volcano errupts explosivly. ashes, cinders and bombs pile up around the vent.  
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composite volcano   is a tall cone shaped mountain. it forms when a volcano errupts quietly the explosivly.layers of lava are followed by layers of ash, cinders, and bombs.  
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caldera   when a volcano collpses it leaves a huge hole.  
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cinder cone volcano   the boundries are hot spot, divergent or convergent.  
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composite volcano type of boundaries   convergent  
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shield volcano type of boundary   divergent  
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active volcano   has lots of energy in it and this happens when a volcano is currently in action.  
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extinct   no longer errupts  
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dormant   hasnt errupted in a long time  
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low viscosity   thin and runny lava  
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high viscosity   thick and chunky  
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pahoehoe   fast moving thin and hot lava  
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Aa   slow moving thicker and cooler lava.  
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magma   thick and sticky  
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pyroclastic flow   creates bombs, ash and lava.  
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hot spring   forms when groundwater heated by magma rises to the surface and collects in a nataural pool.  
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geyser   is a fountain of water and steam that errupts from the ground.  
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silica   magma contains silica.magma that contains more silica has a higher viscosity.  
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hot spot   is a place where material rises from deep in the mantle. the material forms magma.  
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