Vocabulary page 162 Flashcards
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Crater
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A funnel shaped pit near the top of the central vent of a volcano.
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Caldera
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A large semicircular depression that forms when the magma chamber below a volcano partially empties and causes the ground above to sink.
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Lava Plateau
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A wide, flat landform that results from repeated nonexplosive eruptions of lava that spread over a large area.
