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A landform with high elevation and high relief.
mountain
mountains that form where two plates collide and force layers of rock into folds
fold mountain
movement of large crustal blocks when forces in the Earht's crust pull apart.
fault-block mountains
when rising magma is blocked by horizontal layers of rock, the rock bend upward and forms...
dome mountain
a raised area of flat land
platue
Molten rock beneath the earth's surface
magma
an opening exposed on the earth's surface where volcanic material is emitted
volcanic vent
A vent or fissure in the Earth's surface through which magma and gases are expelled
volcano
most active volcano
Mauna Loa
a volcano that is erupting or has shown signs that it may erupt in the near future
active volcano
a volcano that is not erupting now, but that may erupt in the future
dormat volcano
A volcano that has not erupted for thousands of years and probably will not erupt again.
extinct volcano
how many active volcano?
1,510
volcano under the ocean
80
A steep, cone-shaped hill or small mountain made of volcanic ash, cinders, and bombs piled up around a volcano's opening. these are the simplest type of volcanos.
cinder cone volcano
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