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volcanos
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7th Grade
04/02/2014

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Term
volcano
Definition
opening in the earth's crust that erupts gases ash and lava
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vent
Definition
opening where magma escapes
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crater
Definition
steep sided depression inside a volcano
Term
most volcanos occur at what boundary?
Definition
Convergent boundary
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hot spots
Definition
weak spots in crust
Term
more gasses
Definition
more explosive
Term
more silica
Definition
more explosive
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shield volcano
Definition
gentle slope mostly lava
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cinder cone volcano
Definition
steep slope mostly ash
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tephra
Definition
clumps of airborne ash
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composite cone
Definition
intermediate slope ash and lava mixed
Term
another name for composite cone?
Definition
strato volcano
Term
human impact from volcanos
Definition
1. lava flows covers property
2. covered ash
3. poisons gases cause acid rain
Term
composite volcano has gentle slopes t... or f....
Definition
False, shield volcano
Term
most volcanos happen at a convergent boundary t.... or f.....
Definition
true
Term
what doers vei stand for
Definition
Volcano explosive index
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what was the largest volcanic eruption ever recorded
Definition
Mt. Tambura
Term
what was the volcano that buried pompeii
Definition
Mt. Vesuvius
Term
what were people buried in- lava or ash?
Definition
ash
Term
between 1600 and 1982,where in the world have the most people in result of volcanos?
Definition
Indonesia
Term
what was the largest volcano in the world
Definition
Maunaloa
Term
what was the most destructive volcano in U.S history?
Definition
Mt. St. Helens
Term
where is Pompeii located?
Definition
Italy
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