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Chapter 3 sections 1-4
Volcanoes
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7th Grade
11/22/2008

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Volcano

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a weak spot in earths crust where molten material,or magma comes to the surface.
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MAGMA

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a molten mixture of rock-forming substances,gases,and and water from the mantle.

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Lava
Definition
when magma reaches the surface.
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ring of fire
Definition
a major volcanic belt, formed by the many volcanoes that rim the pacific ocean.
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where do volcanoes occur?
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Most volcanoes occur along diverging plate boundaries, such as the mid-ocean ridge, or in subduction zones around the edges of oceans.
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island arc
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a string of islands
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hot spot
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an area where magma from deep within the mantle melts through the crust like a blow torch.
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what happens during a eruption?
Definition
during a volcanic eruption, the gases dissolved in magma rush out, carrying the magma with them.
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Magma chamber
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as magma rises toward the surface, it forms a large underground pocket called a magma chamber
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pipe
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a long tube in the ground that connects the magma chamber to earths surface.

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silica
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a material that is formed from the elements oxygen abd silicon, is one of the most anundant materials in earths crust and mantle.
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how silica works

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the silica content of magma helps to determine whether the volcanic eruption is quiet or explosive
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pahoehoe
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a fast moving,hot lava.
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aa
Definition
cooler and slower moving lava
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pyroclastic flow
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occurs when an explosive eruption hurls out ash,cinders, and bombs as well as gas.
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active volcano
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a volcono that is erupting or has shown signs that it may erupt in the near future.
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dormant
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a sleeping volcano. expected to awaken in the future and erupt.
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extinct volcano
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a dead volcano that isnt likely to erupt again.
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hotspring
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forms when groundwater heated by a nearby body of magma rises to the surface and collects in a natural pool.
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geothermal energy
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water heated by magma can provide a clean, reliable energy source
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DAMAGE
Definition
althought quiet eruptions and explosive eruptions involve different volcano hazzards, both types of eruption can cause damage far from the craters rim.
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Landforms from lava and ash
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rock and other materials formed from lava create a variety of landforms including sheild volcanoes, composite volcanoes, cinder cone volcanoes, and lava plateaus.
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cinder cone
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a steep,cone-shaped hill or mountain.
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composite volcanoes
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tall, cone-shaped mountians in whichlayers of lava alternate with layers of ash.
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caldera
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the huge hole left by the collapse of a volcanic  nountian.
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FEAUTURES
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feautures formed bymagma include volcanic necks,dikes,and sills, as well as batholiths and dome mountains.
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volcanic neck
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forms when magma hardens in a volcanoes pipe.
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dike
Definition
magma that forces itself across rock layers and hardens
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sill
Definition
when magma squeezes between layers of rock
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batholith
Definition
a mass of rock formed when a large body of magma colls inside the crust.
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Volcanoes on Venus
Definition
like earth, venus has volcanic mountains and other features that are probably made of thin, runny lava.
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Volcanoes on Mars
Definition
On mars there are large shield volcanoes similiar to those on venus and earth, as well as cone-shaped volcanoes and lava flows.
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volcanoes on distant moons
Definition
Io and Triton have volcanic featuresvery diffrent from those on earth,mars,and venus.
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