Volcano vocab flashcard

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Term for mountain building process?

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orogenesis

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Term for one tectonic plate being pushed under another?

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subduction

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Molten middle layer of Earth above core, below crust?

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mantle

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Name the highly viscous upper mantle.

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asthenosphere

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Heat transfer via movement in liquid or gas.

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convection current

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Name a volcanic mudflow.

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lahar

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Term named after a mountain range, refers to thick gaseous magma from subduction.

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andesitic

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Fast-moving current of hot gas and volcanic matter from a volcano eruption.

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pyroclastic flow

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Term for a "sleeping" volcano

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dormant

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Opening for volcanic material:

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vent