science quiz Flashcards
1
Q
a rupture vent ot fissure on the earths surface
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volcano
2
Q
highest point ; apex
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summit
3
Q
opening in earths surface, volcanic materials eacape
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vent
4
Q
mouth of a volcano
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crater
5
Q
side of a volcano
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flank
6
Q
entrance of a volcano
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throat
7
Q
fragments of lava or rock
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ash
8
Q
cloud of ash by volcanic explosion
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ash cloud
9
Q
italian word of lava
A
to slide
10
Q
molten rock beneath earths surface
A
magma
11
Q
underground passage wherr magma passes through
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conduit
12
Q
Flat piece of rock formed when magma hardens
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sill
13
Q
bodies of magma that cut through & across
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dike
14
Q
small cones shaped volcanoes formed by volcanic debris
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parasitic cone
15
Q
classification time of eruption
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active, dormant, inactive / extinct