Volcano Flashcard

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A low silica volcano makes what type of explosion?

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quiet eruption

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A high silica volcano makes what type of an explosive?

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explosive eruption

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A dead volcano is called what?

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extinct

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A sleeping volcano is called what?

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dormant

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What do you call a circular depression that forms when a magma chamber empties?

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caldera

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What do you call lava flowing slowly forming a glassy surface with rounded wrinkles?

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pahoehoe lava

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What are places in the interior of plates where volcanoes occur?

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hot spots

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A shield volcano is the tallest and most explosive volcano.

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False

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What type of volcano is this.. Options: Shield, Cinder Cone, Composite or Stratovolcano

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Cinder Cone

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What type of volcano is this..

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Shield