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Volcano

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  • An _______ volcano is not erupting and will never erupt again.
    extinct
  • These are considered as the grandest mountains, sometimes called stratovolcanoes, made out of repeating layers of lava flows, volcanic ash, etc.
    Composite volcanoes
  • It is what molten (melted) rock is called when it flows out of a volcano or volcanic vent.
    lava
  • These are the simplest type of volcano. They are made of small pieces of solid lava, called cinder, that are erupted from a vent.
    Cinder cones
  • It is an opening in the earth's crust through which lava, volcanic ash, and gases escape.
    Volcano
  • A volcano erupts when molten rock called _______ rises to the surface.
    magma
  • Which part of a volcano is a bowl-shaped depression, or hollowed-out area, produced by the impact of a meteorite, volcanic activity, or an explosion?
    crater
  • ____________ are volcanoes which erupted before, but it is no longer erupting. but has the ability to erupt again.
    Dormant volcanoes
  • A volcano is ________ if it is erupting, or may erupt soon.
    active
  • An _______ eruption is a volcanic eruption of the most violent type.
    Explosive eruption
  • It is referred as a large pool of liquid rock beneath the surface of the Earth.
    Magma chamber
  • These are almost entirely composed of fluid lava flows. lava pours out of vents in all directions.
    Sheild volcanoes
  • Generally known as a type of volcanic eruption where lava steadily flows out of a volcano onto the ground.
    Effusive eruption