Vocabulary Words!!! :)
volcano - a vent or fissure in the Earth's surface through which magma and gases are expelled
magma chamber - the body of molten rock that feeds a volcano
vent- an opening at the surface of the Earth through which volcanic material passes
crater- a funnel-shaped pit near the top of the central vent of a volcano
caldera- a large, semicircular depression that forms when the magma chamber below a volcano partially empties and causes the ground above to sink
lava plateau- a wide, flat landform that results from repeated nonexplosive eruption of lava that spread over a large area
rift zone- an area of deep cracks that forms between two tectonic plates that are pulling away from each other
hot spot- a volcanically active area of Earth's surface far from a tectonic plate boundary
magma chamber - the body of molten rock that feeds a volcano
vent- an opening at the surface of the Earth through which volcanic material passes
crater- a funnel-shaped pit near the top of the central vent of a volcano
caldera- a large, semicircular depression that forms when the magma chamber below a volcano partially empties and causes the ground above to sink
lava plateau- a wide, flat landform that results from repeated nonexplosive eruption of lava that spread over a large area
rift zone- an area of deep cracks that forms between two tectonic plates that are pulling away from each other
hot spot- a volcanically active area of Earth's surface far from a tectonic plate boundary
Lesson 1 Volcanic Eruptions
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Lesson 2 Effects of Volcanic Eruptions
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Lesson 3 Causes of Volcanic Eruptions
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