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tells you basic volcano and plate tectonic vocal. for earth science

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show a mountain that forms in Earth's crust when molten material, or magma, reaches the surface.  
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magma   show
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show when magma reaches the surface.  
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show One major belt of volcanoes. It includes the many volcanoes that rim the Pacific Ocean.  
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show The resulting of volcanoes sometimes create a string of islands called _______ ___.  
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show an area where material from deep within Earth's mantle rises through the crust and melts to form magma.  
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magma chamber   show
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show a long tube that extends from Earth's crust up through the top of the volcano, connecting the magma chamber to Earth's surface. This is what magma moves upward through  
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show molten rock and gas leave the volcano through this type of opening. Some volcanoes only have one central opening, but most have several coming through the sides of the volcano.  
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show the spread of lava as it pours out of a vent.  
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crater   show
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silica   show
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show the mixture of hot gases, ash, cinders, and bombs that flow down the sides of a volcano when it erupts explosively  
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dormant   show
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show also known as a dead volcano. This volcano is unlikely to ever erupt again.  
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show the hole left when a volcano collapses.  
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cinder cone   show
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show a tall, cone-shaped mountain in which layers of lava alternate with layers of ash  
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shield volcano   show
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volcanic neck   show
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show magma that forces itself across rock layers hardens into a ____.  
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sill   show
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batholith   show
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