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Parts of a Volcano
Volcanic Landforms
Vocabulary
The Creation of Volcanoes
Eruptions
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 flows out onto Earth's surface.

What is lava?

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what three kinds of landforms are created by the eruptions of volcanoes? Name all.
There are 3 types of volcanic landforms: Cindercone, Shield, and Composite
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What is Magma?
Molten rock beneath the earth's surface.
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Where do most volcanoes occur?
Most volcanoes, like most earthquakes, occur along the boundaries between shifting tectonic plates.
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What are active volcanoes?
Active volcanoes are the volcanoes that erupt constantly.
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Why does the rock in the mantle melt?

As the tectonic plate moves under another (subduction zone), the rock in the mantle melts and becomes magma.

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What are dormant volcanoes?
These volcanoes have become inactive, but people are not certain that they will not erupt again.
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Openings through which volcanic materials erupt are called ______. They are located near the peak of the mountain.

what is a vent?

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This type of volcano is made up of layers of lava rocks. it's not as steep as cinder cone volcano and is created slowly that's why it has gentle and broad sides.

What is a shield volcano?

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What is a hot spot?
A region of volcanic activity in the middle of a tectonic plate.
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Why does magma rise?
magma, the melted mantle, rises because it is filled with gas and is less dense than the solid rock around it.
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What are intermittent volcanoes?
Intermittent volcanoes erupt fairly frequent intervals.
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What are craters?

Craters are bowl-shaped depressions. Forceful explosions may blow out the tops of mountains to form craters.

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This type of volcanic landform is made up of layers of lava flows alternating with layers of ash, cinders, and rocks. it is a combination of cinder cone and shield volcanoes.

What is a composite volcano?

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What is a volcanic island arc?
A long curved chain of volcanic islands.
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what prevents magma from gradually and slowly rising to the peak of the mountain?
The rocks above magma press down on the magma and create great pressure. When the pressure is released, volcanic materials suddenly erupt and move out to the surface.
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What are Extinct Volcanoes?
Volcanoes that have not erupted in recorded history are considered to be extinct volcanoes.
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Define Subduction Zone. Where is it located?

subduction occurs when two plates collide. the denser; heavier, palte slides under the other plate and becomes part of the mantle.

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Which type of volcanic landform is the most destructive? Name a volcanic landform that was developed this way.

Composite volcano. Mt. St. Helens is a composite volcano.

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what is Ring of Fire and where is it located?
A zone of frequent earthquakes and volcanic eruptions that encircles the Pacific Basin.
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How do hot spots form new land? Name a landform created by hot spots.
Hot spots erupt and release magma. As magma comes out it becomes lava and hardens into landforms. Hawaiian islands are created by hot spots.
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How do the types of volcanic eruptions differ?
Active: erupt constantly Intermittent: erupt at fairly frequent intervals Dormant: have become inactive but might erupt in future Extinct: have not erupted within recorded history