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Volcanic Terms
Are We Falling Apart? Exploding Volcanoes

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1. The process by which solid, liquid, and gaseous materials are ejected.

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2. A basin-shaped volcanic depression.

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3. Molten rock beneath the surface of the earth.

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4. A vent in the surface of the Earth through which magma, gases, and ash erupt.

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5. Fine particles of pulverized rock blown from an explosion vent.

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6. A volcanic cone built entirely of loose fragmented material.

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7. Magma that has reached the surface through a volcanic eruption.

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8. The opening at the earth's surface through which volcanic materials issue forth.

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9. A steep-sided, usually circular depression formed by either explosion or collapse at a volcanic vent.

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10. A steep-sided mass of viscous lava extruded from a volcanic vent.

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