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- 2. very small fragments of lava or rock blasted into the air by volcanic explosions.
- 3. term for a volcano that has erupted thousands of years ago, no possibility of eruption.
- 5. a light, porous volcanic rock that forms during explosive eruptions.
- 7. volcano steep-sided volcanoes composed of many layers of volcanic rocks, usually made from high-viscosity lava, ash and rock debris.
- 10. term for a volcano that has recently erupted and there is a possibility that it may erupt soon.
- 11. of fire area of frequent earthquakes and volcanic eruptions encircling the basin of the Pacific Ocean.
- 12. liquid rock (magma) that flows out of a volcano.
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- 1. tectonics The theory that explains process of plate movement that creates friction and causes volcanoes is called?
- 3. occurs when pressure builds up.
- 4. term for a volcano that has not erupted in a long time, possibility it can erupt in the future.
- 6. cones circular or oval cones made up of small fragments of lava from a single vent that have been blown into the air, cooled and fallen around the vent.
- 8. volcano volcanoes shaped like a bowl in the middle with long gentle slopes made by basaltic lava flows.
- 9. the liquid rock inside a volcano.