Volcano

A weak spot in the crust where molten material, or magma comes to the surface

• lava
• volcano
• earthquake
• tsunami

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

A molten mixture of rock-forming substances, gases, and water from the mantle

• Magma
• Lava
• Minerals
• Rocks

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Molten material that reaches the surface.

• Earthquake
• Tsunami
• Magma
• Lava

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

A live volcano

• Dormant volcano
• Active volcano
• Extinct volcano
• Shield volcano

A sleeping volcano

• Composite volcano
• Active volcano
• Extinct volcano
• Dormant volcano

Wide gentle sloping mountain from lava pouring out of the vent and hardens on top of previous layers

• Earthquake
• Cinder cone volcano
• Composite volcano
• Shield volcano

What is a huge hole left behind When a volcano has an enormous eruption and empties the magma chamber and the main vent.  The volcano becomes hollow and collapses leaving this hole behind

• Central vent
• Caldera
• Side vent
• Magma

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

A boundary on Earth's crust where two plates collide

• Convergent boundary
• Divergent boundary
• Transform boundary
• Indirect boundary

What is lava?

• A weak spot in Earth’s crust where magma can come to the surface.

• A mix of rocks, minerals, gases, and water from the mantle.

• Hot semifluid rock that becomes solid rock as it cools off.

• A really hot part of the mantle.

Where do volcanoes typically form?

• At plate boundaries.

• In the middle of tectonic plates.