SCIENCE Flashcards
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A rupture , vent, or fissure on the crust of a planetary mass object.
Volcano
The side of a volcano
Flank
Molten rock that erupts, then solidifies as it cools
Lava
It is the mouth of the volcano
Crater
highest point of a volcano
Summit
entrance of a volcano
Throat
fragments of lava and rock
Ash
A cloud of ash by volcanic eruptions
Ash Cloud
Molten rock beneath earth’s surface
Magma
It is an Underground passage in a volcano
Conduit
A flat peice of rock
Sill
bodies of magma that cut through across
Dike
A small shaped cone
Parasitic Cone
Opening of *earth’s * surface
Vent
How many ACTIVE Volcanoes are in the Philippines?
24
It has a potential to be active again.
ACTIVE Volcanoes
It is built from pyroclasts
Cinder Cone
It has not erupted for a long time
INACTIVE Volcano
It is also called as “stratovolcanoes*
Composite Volcanoes
It is formed by less viscous balsaltic lava
Sheild Lava
It has had recent eruptions in history
ACTIVE volcanoes
It is the simplest type of volcano
Cinder Cone
It has a very wide base and slightly domed shape
Sheild Volcano
What do you call a volcano that is symmetrical or nearly perfect?
Composite Volcanoes