TYPES OF VOLCANOS
EFFECTS OF VOLCANOS ON LAND
GEYSERS AND VENTS
MOUNTAINS
VOCABULARY
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THIS VOLCANO FORMS ON SIDES OF OTHER VOLCANOS 

CINDER CONE

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NAME ONE REASON WHY VOLCANIC ASH IS DANGEROUS

CAN CAUSE ROOFS TO COLLAPSE, CAN CAUSE SUFFOCATION, CAN GET STUCK IN ATMOSPHERE AND LOWER THE WORLD'S TEMPERATURE

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DEFINE GEYSER

A HOT SPRING WHERE WATER SHOOTS INTO THE AIR

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DEFINE FAULT-BLOCK MOUNTAIN

A MOUNTAIN THAT FORM AS BLOCKS OF ROCK AND MOVE UP AND DOWN ALONG NORMAL FAULTS

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DEFINE ACID RAIN

RAIN THAT CONTAINS LARGE AMOUNTS OF ACID

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THIS VOLCANO'S MAGMA IS HIGH IN SILICA AND IS THE TALLEST KIND

COMPOSITE VOLCANO

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THIS IS WHAT DOES MOVING LAVA DO

IT BURNS DOWN EVERYTHING IN ITS PATH

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DEFINE DEEP-SEA VENT

HOT SPRINGS THAT FORM AT SPREADING CENTERS IN THE OCEAN

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DEFINE FOLDED MOUNTAIN

A MOUNTAIN THAT FORMS AS CONTINENTAL CRUST CRUMPLES AND BENDS INTO FOLDS

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DEFINE LAVA

MAGMA THAT HAS REACHES THE EARTH'S SURFACE

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THIS VOLCANO IS LOW IN SILICA AND IS THEREFORE BROAD IN SIZE

SHIELD VOLCANO

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THIS IS THE REASON WHY MUDFLOWS USUALLY EXIST AFTER A VOLCANIC ERUPTION

THE HEAT FROM THE EXPLOSION MELTS ICE AND SNOW WHICH MIXES WITH DIRT ON A MOUNTAIN TO CREATE MUDFLOW

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HOW DOES THE WATER IN A GEYSER GET HEATED

IT MOVES THROUGH THE GROUND AND GETS HEATED BY HOT ROCK

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*DAILY DOUBLE*

DURING THE STRETCHING OF THE CRUST IN THE FORMATION OF FAULT-BLOCK MOUNTAINS, WHAT HAPPENS TO THE CRUST

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DEFINE ASH

SMALL PARTICLES OF ROCK FROM A VOLCANO

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THIS IS THE REASON WHY A COMPOSITE VOLCANO IS TALLER THAN A CINDER CONE

LAVA FLOWS DOWN ITS SIDES AND HARDENS, MAKING IT BIGGER AND STRONGER

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THIS IS WHY LANDSLIDES CAN EXIST DURING AN EARTHQUAKE

PIECES FROM THE VOLCANO CAN TUMBLE DOWN THE VOLCANO/MOUNTAIN

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NAME ONE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A VENT AND A GEYSER

GEYSER ON LAND, VENT IN WATER

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THIS IS THE SECOND STEP IN THE PROCESS OF THE FORMATION OF A FOLDED MOUNTAIN

CONTINENTAL COLLISION BEGINS

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DEFINE PYROCLASTIC FLOW

A DENSE CLOUD OF HOT GASSES AND ROCK PARTICLES THAT RACES DOWNHILL

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THESE ARE THE TWO REASONS WHY COMPOSITE VOLCANOS ARE THE MOST POWERFUL

GASES TRAPPED IN RISING MAGMA CAUSE EXPLOSIONS, AND HARDENED LAVA FROM FORMER ERUPTION CAN GET LOGGED IN OPENING, THEN GETTING BLOWN AWAY

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THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS DURING A STEAM EXPLOSION

WHEN MAGMA COMES NEAR WATER, IT EXPLODES CAUSING MUCH DAMAGE

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HOW DOES THE WATER IN A DEEP-SEA VENT GET HEATED

SEA WATER SEEPS THROUGH CRACKS IN THE OCEAN FLOOR, GETS HEATED BY HOT ROCK/MAGMA, THEN RISES AGAIN

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HOW DO YOU KNOW IF A MOUNTAIN IS OLDER OR NEWER

IF IT AS A SHARP TOP IT IS NWER, A ROUNDED TOP IS OLDER

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DEFINE FUMAROLE

A HOT SPRING GTHAT RELEASES STEAM AND GASSES INSTEAD OF LIQUID WATER

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