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, like the ones in Hawaii? Options: cinder cones, composite volcanoes, shield volcanoes, lava domes

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shield volcanoes

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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, also known as Strato-Volcanoes like Mt. Saint Helens?

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composite

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What is the force inside the mantle that causes the Earth's Plates to move?

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convection

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

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Is a hot spot located at the boundary of a plate?

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False