Volcanoes
Volcanoes
Volcanoes
100
an opening through which volcanic material errupts
What is vent
100
extremley hot areas, away from plate edges, where rising magma produces volcanoes
What is hot spot
100
a volcanoe that is not expected to erupt again
What is extinct
200
magma which has reached earths surface.
What is lava
200
hot, melted rock deep inside the Earth's surface
What is lava
200
jagged rock formed from sticky lava
What is aa
300
scientists who study volcanoes
What is volcanologists
300
natural substances formed in the Earth that provide nutrients for living things.
What is minerals
300
smooth, ropy rock formed from runny lava
What is pahoehoe
400
rock fragments that blast out in an eruption
What is tephra
400
deep, narrow gaps in the ocean floor caused by the movement of Earth's plates
What is trenches
400
a huge depression, or hole, formed by the collapse of a volcano
What is caldera
500
the theory stating that the layer just under the Earth's surface is broken into huge pieces, called plates, that float on partly melted rock.
What is plate tectonics
500
steam from below the Earth's surface that is used to produce heat and electricity.
What is geothermal energy
500
type or rock formed from melted rock that comes from inside the Earth
What is igneous rock
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