| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Active | a volcanoe that could arupt in a matter of time |
| cinder cone | a type of volcanoe that really explodes out, it is shaped like a cone |
| balsatic lava | this lavais also known as dry causes quiet volcanoes |
| granitic lava | this lavais known as wet, causes explosive volcanoes |
| Aa | rough jagged rock formed from lava |
| composite | like cinder cone, it can either explode violentley or ooze like shield |
| shield | a flat like volcano and it lava ooze's out. kinda shaped like shield |
| volcano | a frking deadly moutain of death that has magma inside it. i wonder if its a kittle cat |
| crater caldera | a bowl at top of volcano |
| hot spot | is an area of volcanic activity produced by magma rising from the mantle. the temperature under the crust at a hot spot is migh higher than elsewhere. |
| magma | the molten rock inside a volcano |
| pahoehoe | a type of rock formed from lava smooth |
| dormant | a vlocano that hasn't shown any activity for at least 200 years |
| rock | a soild material made of minerals |
| vent | a opening in the earths crust through which magma can escape |
| viscosity | is how thick (viscoucs) magma/ lava is |
| subduction zone | where one of the earths plates is sliding underneath another. |
| extinct | a volcano that will not show any activity ever again. |
| quartz | makes magma/lava more viscous |
| effusive | volcano that overflows |
| dike | a volcanic feature formed when lava blows across layers of rock and then hardens |
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