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8 Cards in this Set
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Crater |
A cup like hollow around the vent |
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Geothermal energy |
Heat from below earths surface |
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Cinder cone volcano |
A steep sided shape formed by hot rocks. It spews out ash, cinder and pebbles to boulders |
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Shield volcano |
A wide flat mound which forms from lava flows |
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Composite volcano |
Lava alternating from explosive to quiet periods can form this. It spews out lava, cinder and ash |
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Lava |
Once magma comes out of the vent |
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Vent |
A central opening in the crust, from which lava comes out of |
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Hot spot |
A very hot part of the mantle |
