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| An opening in the Earth’s crust that erupts gases, ash and lava |
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| What is a vent? (Volcanos) |
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| Opening where magma escapes |
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| What is a Crater? (Volcano) |
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| Steep sided depression inside a volcano |
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| What is the least common boundary Volcanoes form on? |
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| What is the most common boundary Volcanoes form on? |
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| What is a hot spot? (Volcanoes) |
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| What can the amount of water vapor and gasses do to volcanoes? |
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1. More gasses, more explosive
2. More trapped water at convergent boundaries (From Ocean) |
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| What can the amount of silica do to a volcano? |
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| It can make it more explosive |
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| What kind of slope does a shield volcano have? |
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| Gentle slope (Mostly lava) |
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| What kind of slope does a cinder cone have? |
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| What kind of slope does a composite cone have? |
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| Intermediate slope (ash and lava mix) |
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| What is the ring of fire? |
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| The ring of fire is a bunch of volcanoes which creates a ring in the Pacific Ocean |
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