Volcanoes

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What type of volcano has erupted in the last 10,000 years?

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Active Volcano

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What type of volcano is characterized by gentle slopes and formed by thin, runny lava?

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Shield Volcano

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What type of volcano forms from semi-solid gobs of lava building up in layers?

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Cinder Cone Volcano

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What type of volcano has not erupted in the last 10,000 years but is expected to erupt again?

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Dormant Volcano

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Where is a volcano most likely to form?

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On a convergent plate boundary

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What is the term for a volcano that has not erupted for thousands of years and is unlikely to erupt again?

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Extinct Volcano

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What is the main component of magma?

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Molten rock

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What is the difference between magma and lava?

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Magma is underground; lava is above ground.

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What is a volcanic eruption?

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The release of gas, ash, and molten rock from a volcano.

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What is a caldera?

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A large depression formed after a volcanic eruption.