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Lesson 7: Volcanoes: Eruption (Earth's Dynamic Systems)

Terms in this set (13)

Cinder Cone Volcano
Volcano characterized as smaller than composite and shield volcanoes: tending to be explosive and fracture rock into small pieces or emit lava into the air. The lava hardens and falls as fragments, or cinders. See also composite volcano, and shield volcano.
Convection
The process by which heat is transferred directly from one material to another material.
Dependent Variable
The variable in an experiment whose value is determined by the experiment.
Independent Variable
The variable in an experiment that the experimenter purposefully changes in order to determine its effect.
Lava
Magma that has reached the surface of Earth.
Magma
Holt, molten rock inside Earth.
Magnitude
A measure of the total amount of energy released at the focus of an earthquake.
Oceanic Ridge
A mountain-like landform that develops when tectonic plates move apart or separate and a new ocean lithosphere forms.
Submarine Volcano
Volcano formed by underwater fissures from which magma is released.
Tsunami
A series of sea waves caused by undersea events, such as an earthquake beneath the ocean floor, that rise to great heights as they near a shore.
Variable
Any factor that could affect the results of an experiment.
Viscosity
The tendency to resist flowing; a property of liquids.
Volcanology
The study of volcanoes and volcanic phenomena.
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