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Chapter 6-Volcanoes
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7th Grade
10/22/2011

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Lava
Definition
molten rock that has been spewed from a volcano
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Hot spot
Definition
a hot spire of lava that forms between earth's mantle and crust
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Batholiths
Definition
largest intrusive igneous rock
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Composite Volcano
Definition
a volcano that is formed from alternating eruptions of lava and tephra
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volcano
Definition
an opening that erupts tephra and lava
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shield volcano
Definition
a gently sloping, quiet volcano
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dike
Definition
hardened magma in cracks that cuts across rock layers
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sill
Definition
hardened magma in cracks that cuts parallel to rock layers
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pyroclastic material
Definition
tephra flying through air
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crater
Definition
steep depression in volcano
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tephra
Definition
bits of rock and solidified lava from an explosion
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caldera
Definition
circular opening from a volcano's collapse
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cinder cone volcano
Definition
steep, loosely packed
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volcanic neck
Definition
solid, igneous core of a volcano
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stratovolcano
Definition
large, steep volcano formed from lava and tephra
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