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| an opening in the earth's crust that erupts gases, ash, and lava |
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| opening where magma escapes |
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| steep sided depression inside a volcano |
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divergent boundary ex. Iceland
convergent boundary ex. pacific rim |
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| weak spot in crust ex. Hawaiian Islands |
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more gases, more explosives
more trapped water at convergent boundaries |
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| more silica, more explosives |
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| gentle slope (mostly lava) |
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| intermediate slope (ash & lava mix) |
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| lava flows covers property |
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| Poisonous gases cause acid rain |
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| fires from burning ash or hot lava |
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| What does V.E.I. stand for? |
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| What was the largest volcanic eruption of historic times? |
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| What was the volcano the buried Pompeii |
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| What were the people buried in - lava or ash? |
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| Between 1600 and 1982 where in the world have the most people died as the result of volcanoes |
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| What is the largest volcano in the world |
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| What was the most destructive volcano in U.S. history? |
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