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Famous Volcanoes
Lava, etc.
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Tall and snow capped
What is a composite volcano?
100
Low viscosity lava.
What is runny lava?
100
This is how much the earth's oceans conceal of all volcanic activity.
What is 80%?
100
Mudflow that occurs when rivers become choked with falling debris.
What is lahar?
100
Alternate layers of lava and ash.
What is a composite volcano?
200
Formed over a hot spot.
What is a shield volcano?
200
A scientist who studies volcanoes.
What is a volcanologist?
200
What is the first sign of eruption for many volcanoes?
What are earthquakes?
200
Molten rock above the earth's surface.
What is lava?
200
Depression when magma retreats or erupts and the rock collapses.
What is a caldera?
300
Oozes lava out of the base.
What is a cinder cone volcano?
300
A small bowl-shaped hole that forms when rock explodes from a volcano during an eruption.
What is a crater?
300
Anak Krakatau is the child of this.
What is Krakatoa?
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The region of the earth that has a lot of volcanic activity.
What is the ring of fire?
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A bulbous dome at the top of the volcano when thick relative "cold" lava emerges from the volcanic opening.
What is a lava dome?
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Hawaiian Islands are an example.
What are shield volcanoes?
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Balloon like mounds that form when lava erupts under water or empties into the ocean.
What is pillow lava?
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Erupted in 1980.
What is Mt. St. Helens?
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Volcano made of all lava.
What is a shield volcano?
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The smallest volcano.
What is a cinder cone volcano?
500
Molten rock found beneath the earth's surface.
What is magma?
500
Name the 4 major volcanoes in Washington State.
What are Mt. Baker, Mt. Rainier, Mt. St. Helens, and Mt. Adams?
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The upward force of the volcanic eruption, pressure release, density differences between ash and air, and convection.
What causes hot ash clouds to rise in the sky?
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The positive effects of volcanoes.
What are constructive effects?