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1Volcano Termsby kkaiser5521 termsFebruary 17, 2008
2Chapter 9 Vocabularyby Wagnerville13 termsOctober 20, 2008
3Volcanoes: Nature's Incredible Fireworksby uces38 termsFebruary 1, 2008
4It's a Test - Volcanoesby isaacdrayven21 termsFebruary 26, 2009
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5Volcanoesby lisahall8 termsSeptember 13, 2007
6Volcanoes & Mountainsby ksmoak12 termsAugust 29, 2009
7Vocabulary - Volcanoes, Earthquakes, Plate Tectonics, and Fossilsby sar_attraction54 termsMay 17, 2007
8Volcanoes & Earthquakes ( Chapter 17 )by kgiosi7 termsApril 30, 2009
9Volcanoesby nrkose31 termsJune 10, 2009
10Volcanoes and Igneous Rock Featuresby deweesa18 termsMarch 31, 2009
11Science Ch. 6 Vocab- Volcanoesby williams6-329 termsFebruary 5, 2008
12Earthquakes & Volcanoesby ramason28 termsApril 30, 2009
13Applied Volcanoesby yensers13 termsApril 16, 2009
14Science Test on Volcanoesby Magee51 termsMarch 28, 2007
15"Volcanoes"by dkirby8 termsAugust 28, 2007
16volcanoes & mountiansby lverret20 termsFebruary 24, 2009
17volcanoe vocabby RED88821 termsFebruary 20, 2009
185th Grade Science-Earthquakes/Volcanoesby mrsantoniello13 termsOctober 20, 2009
19earth science. plate tectonics, earthquakes, volcanoesby hannahjk47 termsMarch 27, 2009
20Volcanoesby rereckson2 termsJanuary 6, 2009
21Volcanoesby gypsymolly18 termsMarch 18, 2009
22Volcanoesby yensers16 termsApril 15, 2009
23Chapter 18 Earthquakes and Volcanoesby tbieber28 termsJune 1, 2009
24Earthquakes/Volcanoesby Drummer728 termsMay 8, 2008
25earthquakes and volcanoesby eepstein9 termsOctober 21, 2009
26Chapter 16 Volcanoesby coomesk17 termsFebruary 9, 2009
27volcanoes study guideby sppbrit18 termsMay 17, 2009
28Earthquakes and Volcanoesby AllysonO18 termsJanuary 11, 2008
29Dynamic Planetby bakersa1336 termsDecember 2, 2008
30Volcanoesby wspear8 termsAugust 21, 2008
31volcanoesby asmc8 termsAugust 25, 2008
32Sc. Chapter 1 Volcanoesby mcsuarez15 termsSeptember 19, 2009
33volcanoesby jboe31 termsFebruary 25, 2009
34Volcanoesby LolaZ25 termsFebruary 22, 2008
35Earthquakes, Volcanoes, Tectonic Platesby ilana72837 termsApril 5, 2008
36volcanoes natalieby natielaine15 termsSeptember 10, 2009
37Volcanoesby psamper21 termsDecember 3, 2008
38Volcanoesby sbaird29 termsOctober 13, 2008
39science volcanoesby 5mukwonago36 termsMarch 2, 2009
40Volcanoesby Lele4life123412 termsApril 26, 2009
417th Grade Chapter 3 Section 1 Volcanoesby allsaintsscience9 termsOctober 6, 2009
42Volcanoesby supersleuth31511 termsMay 27, 2009
43volcanoes all vocabby jlipold31 termsNovember 24, 2008
44LEGAGE-EARTHQUAKES/VOLCANOESby dlegage28 termsMarch 24, 2008
45Earth Science Final (volcanoes)by SwizzleSticks11919 termsJune 20, 2009
46volcanoesby rodriguesj8 termsDecember 18, 2008
47Volcanoes by bbirdsey16 termsFebruary 5, 2009
48Volcanoesby WendiforEmandMikey17 termsSeptember 28, 2009
494th Grade Unit C Ch. 1 Earthquakes and Volcanoesby mgrant614125 termsMarch 17, 2009
50Plate Tectonics, Earthquakes, Volcanoesby tnr215 termsNovember 2, 2009

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# Definition Sets
1openings in earth's crust from which molten rock, dust, ash, and hot gases flow or erupt5 sets
2volcano4 sets
3there are usually ____________ on top of subduction zones3 sets
4caused by magma puching up and breaking the surface3 sets
5create fertile land along with destruction in ca2 sets
6a vent in the earth's crust through which lava, steam, ashes, etc., are expelled, either continuously or at irregular intervals.2 sets
7opening of earth's surface where molten rock flows1 set
8pl. any opening in the crust of the earth through which molten rock, dust, ash, and hot gases are thrown forth1 set
9erupting mountains1 set
10contributed gases and compounds, heated "primordial stew"1 set
11an opening in the earth's crust through which molten lava, ash, and gases are ejected.1 set
12areas on top of the earth where magma and volcanic gases come out1 set
13erupting mountains, from the idea of vulcan's steaming forges1 set
14often occur at plate boundaries, when friction between the plates melts rock that is then pushed up to the surface1 set
15japanese islands were formed as a result of _________1 set
16an opening in the earth's crust through which steam, ashes, and lava are forced out1 set
17there are approx. 1511 volcanoes still considered to be active today1 set
18can errupt, bringing a lava flow to earth's surface1 set
19these underwater mountains often form islands1 set
20released most of the gases that formed the earth's early atmosphere1 set
21mountain landforms that are formed by melted rock1 set
22mountains formed by magma from earth's interiod1 set
23landforms built by extrusion of magma from constricted openings in earth's surface – lava and tephra cool and form a variety of features1 set
24originated from vulcan, the roman god of fire, whose forge is said to be under mountains.1 set
25caused by the shifting of earth's plates. when two plates suddenly meet or shift apart, an eruption occurs.1 set
26magma (molten rock) is generated by movement within earth and between plates and because it is less dense than surrounding rock, it rises to surface. it is called lava if it reaches surface.1 set
27cause short term cooling of atmosphere1 set
28an opening in the earth's surface that when active, spews out gases, chunks of rock, and melted rock1 set
29a place where magma is pushed out through a weak place in the earth's crust1 set
30where hephaestus has his forges1 set
31landform made by the eruption of liquid rock from inside earth1 set
32not a living thing because it does not show all of the charateristics1 set
33opening in earth's crust that spews gas, ash, and lava1 set
34an opening in the earth's crust through which molten lava, ash, and gases are ejected1 set
35produced gases that appeared in the atmosphere1 set
36gases that were in the atmosphere originally came from1 set
37what formed the greater antilles?1 set
38forms in which carbon is released as co2 into the atmosphere:, animals, fires, ______1 set
39when tectonic plates collide, folds and faults can become these1 set
40mountains formed by lava or magma that breaks through the earth's crust1 set