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Earth Science Chapter 9
Vocabulary for Chapter 9
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9th Grade
05/18/2010

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solidified basaltic lava flow on land that has formed with rough, jagged surfaces
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Caldera
Definition
a large, crater-shaped basin formed after the top of a volcano collapses
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Cinder Cone
Definition
a cone-shaped volcano formed from lava fragments that have been ejected from a volcanic vent
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Composite Volcano
Definition
volcano made of layers of hardened lava flows and pyroclastic materials
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Hot Spot
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an area of volcanic activity that results from a plume of hot solid material that has risen from deep within Earth's mantle
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Lahar
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fast-moving mudflow that occurs when the heat associated with a volcanic eruption melts snow and ice on top of a volcano
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Lava
Definition
magma that reaches Earth's surface
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Lava Plateau
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a plateau formed from basaltic lava pouring from a crack or fissure in Earth's surface
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Pahoehoe
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solidified basaltic lava flow on land that has formed with smooth, ropelike surfaces
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Pillow Lava
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lava that cools underwater, taking on a distinctive pillow-like shape as it hardens
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Pyroclastic Flow
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a dense, superheated cloud of gases and pyroclastic materials that moves rapidly downhill from an erupting volcano
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Pyroclastic Material
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solid rock fragments that are ejected during a volcanic eruption
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Shield Volcano
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a shield-shaped volcano with a broad base and gently sloping sides that is made of basaltic lava
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Viscosity
Definition
a substance's resistance to flow
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Volcano
Definition
an opening in Earth's crust through that molten rock, gases, and ash erupt; also the landform that develops around this opening
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