What is a Volcano
Different Types
Misc. Facts
Mis Facts 2
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What is a cone shaped mountain or hill that has crater or depression at summit

Volcano

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This type of volcano is shaped like a large symmetrical cone

Composite Volcano

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Where do most volcanos form

Plate Boundaries
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When a volcano is quiet but can erupt again

Dormant

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TRUE OR FALSE: A volcano forms around a vent in the earth's INNER LAYER

FALSE, CRUST

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Small cone shaped volcanoes with steep angled sides

Cinder Cone

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A region that has a lot of volcanic activity/active volcanoes is called

Active Volcanic Region

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What is an extinct volcano

A volcano unlikely to erupt again

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How many types of distinct volacnoes are there?

4

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In this volcano, the lava is too thick to flow a great distance

Lava Dome

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TRUE OR FALSE: Oceanic Crust is much more dense than Continental Crust 

TRUE
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What is a volcano that recently erupted

Active Volcano

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What is a large basin-like depression resulting from an explosion in the center of a volcano

Caldera

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Resembles a shield lying on the ground 

Shield Volcano

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When an oceanic crust slides under another one it creates what type of zone

SUBDUCTION

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DAILY DOUBLE: What is a word that rhymes with Volcano

Answers will vary

500

What did scientists use to think volcanoes were?

Burning Mountains

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DAILY DOUBLE: Mount Fuji is this type of volcano

Composite Volcano

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When tectonic plates move away from each other they are called?

Diverging

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Where is Mount Fuji
Japan
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