Volcanoes

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What is a volcano?

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An opening in the Earth's crust where magma erupts to the surface

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What do we call molten hot liquid rock once it erupts to the Earth's surface?

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lava

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What do we call molten hot liquid rock BELOW Earth's surface?

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magma

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What kind of rocks are formed when lava from a volcano cools?

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igneous

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Description of a dormant volcano

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volcano that has not erupted in a long time, but may erupt again

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What type of volcanoes form from wide thin layers of lava?

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shield volcanoes

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What type of volcanoes can sometimes form inside another volcano? Options: cinder cones, composite, shield, lava domes

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lava domes

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What type of volcanoes are formed from lava ejected from a single vent at the top, but they don't get taller than around 1,000 feet?

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cinder cones

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What type of volcanoes are formed over many years and can grow to mountains of over 8,000 feet tall?

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composite

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On what planet is the tallest volcano in the Solar System?

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Mars