Earthquakes, Volcanoes & Storms: Vocabulary

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Caldera

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Round, bowl-shaped formations created after an eruption of a volcano.

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Windchill

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What the temperature feels like when the wind is taken into account.

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Shield Volcano

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A volcano with a very wide base and is flatter on the top.

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Supervolcano

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The most dangerous type of volcano which erupts an enormous amount of ash into the atmosphere, potentially causing a volcanic winter.

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Pyroclast

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Hot fragments of rock which are ejected from a volcano.

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Magma Chamber

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A large underground pool of molten rock found beneath the surface of the Earth.

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Cinder Cone

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A steep, conical hill formed from volcanic ash and small fragments ejected during eruptions.

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Composite Volcano

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A volcano made up of multiple layers of hardened lava, tephra, and ash.

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Lava Dome

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A mound of viscous lava that has been extruded from a single vent.

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Tornado

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A rapidly rotating column of air that is in contact with both the surface of the Earth and a cumulonimbus cloud.