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Volcano Vocabulary J
Study guide
Question | Answer |
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Magma | molten material beneath or within the earth's crust. |
Lava | fluid rock that issues from a volcano or volcanic vent. |
Viscosity | force tending to cause the fluid to flow. |
Silica | A substance that determins the Viscosity of a fluid. |
Pahoehoe | Light-colored lava that is very runny. |
Aa | Dark-colored lava that is like molases. |
Volcanic ash | finely pulverized lava thrown out by a volcano in eruption. a light, silvery-gray color. |
Cinders | The crater at the top of a volcanoe. |
Bomb | A big eruption caused by a volcanoe. |
Volcano | A crack in the earths crust and lava builded up over time creating a volcanoe |
crust | the big hole in the volcano around the cinder. |