Volcanoes Vocab Practice Flashcard

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Definition of dormant?

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sleeping

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Material from explosive eruptions:

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Pyroclastic flow

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Chain of volcanos around the Pacific Plate.

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Ring of Fire

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Dormant volcanoes may erupt again.

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True

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Location of Mt. St Helens?

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Washington state

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City destroyed in 79 A.D. by Mt. Vesuvius eruption.

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Pompeii

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Volcanoes are found...

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all of the above

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Opening in Earth's crust for molten rock, gases, and ash.

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Volcano

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Molten rock formed deep within the Earth.

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Magma

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Hawaiian Islands volcanoes form due to:

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Hot Spot