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Volcanos
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6th Grade
04/14/2013

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Shield Volcano
Definition
As lava forms it starts to gently sloping volcano that is wide
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Cinder Cone
Definition
The volcano that produces cinder, ash, and bombs. These materials build up around a fent and form a cinder cone
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Composite Volcanos
Definition
A tall cone-shaped mountain witch layers of lava alternate with layers of ash
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Caldera
Definition
A huge hole left by the collapsing of a volcanic mountain
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Volcanic Neck
Definition
Forms when magma hardens in a volcano's pipe
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Dike
Definition
When magma forces itself acoss rock layers and harden into a dike
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Sill
Definition
When magma squeezes itself through rock layers
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Intrusion
Definition
Forms when magma hardens underground
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Batholith
Definition
A mass of rock formed when a large body of magma cools in the earth's crust
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Basin
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A broad bowl-shaped valley.
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Central Valley
Definition
Is a huge basin with Serrias and Cost Ranges on either side
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