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Volcano Vocabulary
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Extinct
Pipe
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Caldera
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Shield Volcano
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Magma
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Pyroclastic Flow
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AA
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Hot Springs
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Composite
Volcano
Vent
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Ring of Fire
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Cinder Cone
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Crater
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Lava
Magma Chamber
Pahoehoe
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Ash
Dormant
Volcano
Hot Spot
A volcano that is unlikely to erupt again
A long tube through which magma moves from the magma
chamber to Earth’s surface
The large hole at the top of a volcano formed when the roof of
a volcano’s magma chamber collapses
A wide, gently sloping mountain made of layers of lava
formed by quiet eruptions
The molten mixture of rock forming substances, gases and
water
The expulsion of ash, cinders, bombs, and gases during an
explosive volcanic eruption
A slow- moving type of lava that hardens to form rough
chunks
A pool formed by groundwater that has risen to the surface
after being heated by a nearby body of magma
A tall, cone- shaped mountain in which layers of lava alternate
with layers of ash
The opening through which molten rock and gas leave a
volcano
A major belt of volcanoes that rims the Pacific Ocean
A steep, cone- shaped hill or mountain made of a volcanoes
ash, cinders, and bombs piled up around a volcano’s opening
A bowl shaped area that forms around a volcano’s central
opening
Magma that reaches the surface
The pocket beneath a volcano where magma collects
A hot, fast- moving type of lava that hardens to form hard,
rope-like coils
Very fine volcanic material
A volcano that does not show signs of erupting any time soon
A weak spot in the crust where magma has come to the surface
An area where magma from deep within the mantle melts
through the crust above it