Parts of Volcanoes
Types of Volcanoes
Volcano Locations
Volcano Eruptions
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A cloud of ash formed by volcanic explosions
What is the Ash Cloud
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Steep sided cones formed from layers of ash and lava flows.
What is a composite volcano
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Located in Oregon
What is Crater Lake Volcano
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Last erupted in 1949
What is Mauna Loa
100
molten rock formed when a volcano ejects viscous fragments of lava during an eruption
What is volcanic bombs
200
Molten rock beneath Earth's surface
What is Magma
200
low with gently sloping sides and are formed from layers of lava
What is a shield volcano
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Located in Alaska
What is Redoubt
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Last known eruption in 2008
What is Mount St. Helens
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a basin, circular in form within which occurs a vent (or vents) from which magma erupts as gases, lava, and ejecta
What is a Crater
300
Molten rock that erupts from a volcano that solidifies as it cools
What is Lava
300
Formed by the accumulation of many different lava flows and pyroclastic deposits
What is a cone volcano
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Located in California
What is Lassen Volcanic Center
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Last known eruption 2009
What is Redoubt
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where the lava and volcanic ash escape
What is the Main Vent
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An opening in Earth's surface through which volcanic materials escape
What is a Vent
400
type of volcano that is made of loose rock fragments that have been ejected from the volcano
What is a cinder volcano
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Located in Washington
What is Mount Rainer
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Last known eruption in -2850
What is Crater Lake
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when the volcano gets very hot it burns a second hole throught the side of the volcano so there are two holes for the heat to escape out of
What is the secondary cone
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Entrance of a volcano. The part of the conduit that ejects lava and volcanic ash
What is the Throat
500
have no central crater at all. Instead, they have giant cracks open in the ground and expel vast quantities of lava.
What is a fissure volcano
500
Located in Hawaii
What is Mauna Loa or Kilauea
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Last known eruption 1917
What is Lassen Volcanic Center
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an opening in or near a volcano, through which hot gases emerge
What is a Fumarole