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8th Grade
11/07/2012

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viscosity
Definition
a substances resistance to flow
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lava
Definition
magma that comes out of the underground earth
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pahoehoe
Definition
smmothe lava that flows on land
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aa
Definition
a solidified basaltic lava flow on land that has formed on rough jagged surfaces
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pillow lava
Definition
lava that cools under water taknig on a pillow-like shape when it hardens
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pyroclastic material
Definition
solid rock fragments that have cleavage surfaces meating at right angles
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pyroclastic flow
Definition
a dense superheated material of gases and pyroclastic materials moiving rapidly downhill
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shield volcano
Definition
Volcanos formed on gently sloping sides which use basaltic lavas
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cinder cone
Definition
a cone shaped volcano formed by lava fragments that has been ejected by a lava vent
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composite volcano
Definition
volcanos that form when layers of materials from successive eruptive explosions accumulate a scent the materials are hardened lava flows and other pyroclastic materials
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lahar
Definition
a fast flowing mudfall that occurs when the heat associated with volcanic erupution melts snow on top of a volcano
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caldera
Definition
a large crater shape basin formed after the top of a volcano collapses
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lava plateau
Definition
a plateau made up of basaltic rocks pouring out of a crack or fissure
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