CKLA Vocabulary Grade 4 - Chapter 4 & 5

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Hotspot

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A very hot region deep in the Earth's mantle where a huge magma chamber forms.

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Volcano

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A hill or mountain that forms over a crack in the Earth's crust from which lava emerges.

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Feather

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A column of hot, molten rock that rises through the mantle, often associated with volcanic activity.

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Thermal Spring

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A place where hot water emerges from the ground.

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Good

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Very small.

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Eternal

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Lasting or existing forever; without end.

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Willful

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Determined to do what you want even if other people tell you not to.

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Descend

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Move downwards.

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Subduction Zone

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A region of the Earth's crust where tectonic plates meet and one is forced below the other.

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Crater

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A bowl-shaped opening at the top of a volcano or geyser.