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term | definishion |
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volcano | a week spot in the crust where magma has come to the surfece |
lava | is a type of magma that hits the surfece and is more liquidy than magma and cools into obsityon. |
magma | magma is lava before the sufece hits the magma |
ring of fire | A major belt of volcanoes that rims the Pacific Ocean. |
island arc | A string of islands formed by the volcanoes along a deep ocean trench. |
hot spot | An area where magma from deep within the mantle melts through the crust above it. |
magma chamber | The pocket beneath a volcano where magma collects. |
pipe | A long tube through witch magma goes through |
vent | The opening through which molten rock and gas leave a volcano. |
lava flow | The area covered by lava as it pours out of a volcano's vent. |
crater | A bowl-shaped area that forms around a volcano's central opening. |
silica | A material that is formed from the elements oxygen and silicon; silica is found in magma. |
pahoehoe | A hot, fast-moving type of lava that hardens to form smooth, rope like coils. |
ah | A slow-moving type of lava that hardens to form rough chunks; cooler than pahoehoe. |
pyroclastic flow | The expulsion of ash, cinders, bombs, and gases during an explosive volcanic eruption. |
active | A volcano that is erupting or has shown signs of erupting in the near future. |
dorment | A volcano that does not show signs of erupting in the near future, sleeping. |
extint | A volcano that will not erupt again. |
hot spring | A pool formed by groundwater that has risen to the surface after being heated by a nearby body of magma. |
geyger | A fountain of water and steam that builds up pressure underground and erupts at regular intervals. |
geothermal energy | Energy from water or steam that has been heated by magma. |