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why is it called the pacific ring of fire

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the area has frequent earthquakes and volcanic eruptions

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elevated landform with an opening on top

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volcano

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PART:
the opening on top

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crater

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PART:
passageway through which magma travels to reach Earth’s surface

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conduit

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PART:
passageway of magma

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conduit

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PART:
bowl-shaped depression

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crater

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PART:
opening where volcanic materials are released

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vent

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PART:
underground compartment where magma is stored

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magma chamber/reservoir

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PART:
sides of the volcano

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flank

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PART:
elongated fracture/crack on Earth’s crust

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fissure

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difference of magma and lava

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magma: semi-molten rock
lava: magma flowing over the surface

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PART:
semi-molten rock

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magma

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PART:
flows over the surface, and reaches the crust

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lava

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major types of volcanoes

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stratovolcano
shield volcano
cinder cone

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TYPE OF VOLCANO:
formed by highly viscous or thick, slow moving lava

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stratovolcano

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“composite cone volcano”

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stratovolcano

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TYPE OF VOLCANO:
steep upper slopes

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stratovolcano

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TYPE OF VOLCANO:
relaxed lower slopes

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stratovolcano

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TYPE OF VOLCANO:
has a small crater

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stratovolcano

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TYPE OF VOLCANO:
has large reservoir of magma

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stratovolcano

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example of type of volcano:
Mayon Volcano

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stratovolcano

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example of type of volcano:
Mount Pinatubo

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stratovolcano

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example of type of volcano:
Mount Kilimanjaro

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stratovolcano

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example of type of volcano:
Mount Fujiyama

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stratovolcano

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example of type of volcano:
Mount Vesuvius

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stratovolcano

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TYPE OF VOLCANO:
formed by loose & fluid lava

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shield volcano

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TYPE OF VOLCANO:
lava flows over each other

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shield volcano

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TYPE OF VOLCANO:
low and broad

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shield volcano

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TYPE OF VOLCANO:
resembles a warrior’s armored shield or gigantic blob

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shield volcano

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TYPE OF VOLCANO:
lava doesn’t shoot high up in the air

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shield volcano

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TYPE OF VOLCANO:
lava flows and runs down the side

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shield volcano

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TYPE OF VOLCANO:
magma has lower amounts of dissolved gases and silica

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shield volcano

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TYPE OF VOLCANO:
has a very large, steep-walled caldera on the summit

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shield volcano

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example of type of volcano:
Kilauea

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shield volcano

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example of type of volcano:
Mauna Kea

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shield volcano

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example of type of volcano:
Mauna Loa

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shield volcano

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TYPE OF VOLCANO:
formed by fluid lava

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cinder cone

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“scoria cone”

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cinder cone

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TYPE OF VOLCANO:
lava is ejected because of high pressure

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cinder cone

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TYPE OF VOLCANO:
lava builds up in the magma chamber

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cinder cone

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TYPE OF VOLCANO:
volcanic eruptions are short-lived

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cinder cone

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TYPE OF VOLCANO:
volcanic eruptions appear like a fountain show of fiery lava spewed high in the air

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cinder cone

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example of type of volcano:
Mojave Volcano

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cinder cone

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example of type of volcano:
Cerro Negro

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cinder cone

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TYPE OF VOLCANO:
Mount Fox

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cinder cone

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other associated volcano landforms

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(ca-la-sag)
caldera complex
lava dome
submarine volcanoes
glacial volcanoes

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other associated volcano landforms:
depression formed at the summit of shield volcano

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caldera complex

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other associated volcano landforms:
they explode, collapse over each other, and form new ones

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caldera complex

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other associated volcano landforms:
mounds of lava formed after volcanic eruption

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lava dome

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other associated volcano landforms:
magma has high levels of silica

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lava dome

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other associated volcano landforms:
magma has low amounts of dissolved gases

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lava dome

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other associated volcano landforms:
formed inside the crater of the volcano or along its slopes

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lava dome

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other associated volcano landforms:
volcanoes on the ocean floor

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submarine volcanoes

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other associated volcano landforms:
formed through collision of oceanic plates

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submarine volcanoes

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other associated volcano landforms:
overlaid by glaciers

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glacial volcanoes

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example of other associated volcano landforms:
Alaskan Volcano

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glacial volcanoes

57
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volcanoes according to activity

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active
inactive
extinct

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an active volcano has a recorded eruption within the past ___ years

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10, 000

59
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an inactive volcano does not have a recorded eruption within the past ___ years

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10 000

60
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an extinct volcano does not have any ___ and ___

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record of eruption;
magma supply

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types of volcanic eruption

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(has-pav)
hawaiian eruption
strombolian eruption
vulcanian eruption
plinian eruption

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type of volcanic eruption:
least violent

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hawaiian

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type of volcanic eruption:
violent

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strombolian

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type of volcanic eruption:
most violent and explosive

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plinian

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type of volcanic eruption:
creates shield volcanoes

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hawaiian

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type of volcanic eruption:
lava is highly fluid and runny

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hawaiian

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type of volcanic eruption:
continuous ejection of magma and gas

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strombolian

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type of volcanic eruption:
forms volcanic bombs

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strombolian

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type of volcanic eruption:
forms cinder cones

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strombolian

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type of volcanic eruption:
thicl, viscous magma flows around the vent

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vulcanian

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type of volcanic eruption:
solid lava and dust are ejected

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vulcanian

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type of volcanic eruption:
caused by the buildup of viscous magma and dissolved gas

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plinian

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type of volcanic eruption:
accompanied by fast-flowing debris and lahars

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plinian

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