VOLCANOES

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god of fire

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VULCAN

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greek god of volcanoes

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HEPHAESTUS

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when rocks become so hot, they can become a substance called

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MAGMA

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where magma rises

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VENT

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molten rock that oozes onto the earth’s surface

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LAVA FLOW

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molten rocks that are thrown out from a volcano

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VOLCANIC BOMBS

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circular mounds that are protrude from volcanoes

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LAVA DOME

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heated ash and tephra released from a vent during a volcanic eruption

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ERUPTION COLUMN

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ashes that fall back down like powdery snow. these suffocate plants and animals

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ERUPTION CLOUD

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when sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide reacts with water

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ACID RAIN

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eruption magma that blasts up into air and breaks apart into pieces

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TEPHRA

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emits steam and volcanic gases. creates pathways for rising heat, volcanic gas, and magma

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FUMAROLES

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openings stemming down into the pool of magma

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CRACK

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fast-moving volcanic matter and hot gas

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PYROCLASTIC FLOW

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when hot volcanic material mixes with water from streams or snow and ice.

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LAHAR

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Mt. ______ in 1980s buried the entire community

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MT. ST. HELENS

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eruptions at these volcanoes are often explosive

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COMPOSITE

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ash and lava solidify, one upon the other

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COMPOSITE

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not steep and may be very large

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SHIELD

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common at spreading centers or intraplate hotspots

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SHIELD

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largest shield volcano

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MAUNA LOA IN HAWAII

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most common type of volcano

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CINDER CONE

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often found near larger volcanoes

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CINDER CONE

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what volcano was witnessed by a Mexican farmer

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PARICUTIN

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extremely rare volcano in Earth history

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SUPERVOLCANO

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the largest supervolcano is beneath ___________ in Wyoming, North America

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YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK

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underwater vents or fissures in the Earth’s surface from which magma can erupt

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SUBMARINE VOLCANO

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volcanic form produced by subglacial eruptions

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SUBGLACIAL VOLCANO

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subglacial volcanoes are also known as

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GLACIOVOLCANO

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characterized by a dense cloud of ash-laden gas exploding from crater and rising high above the peak

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VULCANIAN ERUPTION

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non-explosive eruptions of gusher-like lava fountains that generate red-hot lava rivers of very fluid basaltic lavas

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HAWAIIAN ERUPTION

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have relatively mild blast. consists of ejection of incandescent cinders, lapilli, and lava bombs

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STROMBOLIAN ERUPTION

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extremely explosive eruptions

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PLINIAN ERUPTION

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associated with explosive outbursts that generate pyroclastic flows, dense mixtures of hot volcanic fragments, and gas

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PELEAN

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an explosive style of volcanic eruption that takes place in shallow seas of lakes when magma interacts with water

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SURTSEYAN ERUPTION

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interaction ofmagmawith ice and snow, leading to melt water formation of lahar

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SUBGLACIAL ERUPTION

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steam-driven explosions. when water beneath the ground or on the surface is heated

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PHREATIC ERUPTION