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1Earth Science Chapter 13by Fallen_Angel9319 termsFebruary 13, 2008
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pahoehoe definitions
# Definition Sets
1a hot, fast-moving type of lava that hardens to form smooth, ropelike coils5 sets
2fast-moving, hot lava that has low viscosity5 sets
3fast-moving, hot lava4 sets
4a type of lava with low viscosity that may continue to flow as it cools and stiffens, forming smooth, glassy-surfaced, wrinkled, or "ropy" ridges4 sets
5solidified mafic lava with a wrinkled surface3 sets
6type of lava that is smooth and runny (type)2 sets
7fast moving hot lava with low viscosity2 sets
8lava cooled ropy, basalt easier to walk on2 sets
9type of lava formed from "runny" lava which is smooth and wrinkled in appearance1 set
10grey lava1 set
11a hot, fast-moving type of lava that hardens to form smooth, ropelike coils.1 set
12fast moving hot lava1 set
13a runny and ropey type of lava that travels long distances1 set
14smooth, fluid form of basaltic lava flow; retains heat and gas during cyrstalization1 set
15smooth, fluid basaltic lava flow1 set
16lava that has smooth, unfragmented, and ropey surface1 set
17lava with smooth ropelike surfaces.1 set
18basaltic lava flow with a ropy surface texture1 set
19a type of rock formed from lava smooth1 set
20fast moving lava, cools to smooth or rope like surface1 set
21hotter than aa, fast moving.1 set
22ropy, smooth1 set
23lava flow that appears smooth and ropey.1 set
24the type of lava flow with less viscous lava with a lower amount of gas and silica content and hotter lava1 set
25fast moving hot lava that has low viscosity i t looks like rope coils1 set
26a hot, fast-moving type of lava that hardens to form smooth, rope-like coils.1 set
27a smooth lava, with ropy surface texture.1 set
28fast moving, hot lava (low silica). makes smooth rope-like structures1 set
29flows with warm, pasty surfaces that wrinkle into smooth, glassy, ropelike ridges1 set
30cooler, slower-moving lava1 set
31hawaiian; a kind of smooth-surface volcanic rock1 set
32which of the following is not a pyroclast1 set
33a hot, fast-moving type of lava that has low viscosity and hardens to form smooth, ropelike coils.1 set
34is lava that flows slowly, like wax dripping from a candle, forming a glassy surface with rounded wrinkles1 set
35basaltic lava flow that looks smooth and rope-like1 set
36fast moving, hot lava1 set
37a hot, fast-moving type of lava thaqt hardens to form smooth, rope-like coils1 set
38hot fast moving; hardens into smooth ropelike coils1 set
39lava that is less viscous and more smooth, fluid, hotter than aa1 set
40fast moving hot lava that has a low viscosity1 set