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Chapter 3 Vocab
science Vocab
volcano | A weak spot in the crust where |
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volcano | A weak spot in the crust where magma has come to the surface. |
Lava | Liquid magma that reacher the surface; also the rock formed when liquid lava hardens. |
magma | The molten mixture of rock-forming substances, gases, and water from the mantle. |
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 which magma moves from the magma chamber to earths surface. |
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 volcanos 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. |
aa | A slow-moving type of lava that hardens to form rough chunks; cooler than pahoehoe. |
pyroclastic flow | The espulsion of ash, cinders, bombs, and gases during and explosive volcanic eruption. |
Active | Avolvano that is erupting or has shown signs of erupting in the near future. |
Dormant | A slow-moving type of lava that hardens to form rough chunks; cooler than pahoehoe. |
extinct | 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 |
Geyser | A fountain of water and steam that builds up pressure underground and erupts at regular intervals. |
Geothermal energy | Energy from water or steam that Haas been heated by magma . |