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Asthenosphere

Front

The soft layer of the mantle on which the tectonic plates move

Back

Pyroclast

Front

fragment of rock formed by volcanic explosion

Back

seafloor spreading

Front

The process that creates new sea floor as plates move away from each other at the mid-ocean ridges

Back

plate tectonics

Front

The theory that pieces of Earth's lithosphere are in constant motion, driven by convection currents in the mantle.

Back

crater

Front

A bowl-shaped area that forms around a volcano's central opening

Back

Magma

Front

Molten rock beneath the earth's surface

Back

The angle of repose

Front

the steepest angle at which loose material remains stationary without sliding downslope

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ash cloud

Front

a cloud of ash that forms in the air after some volcanic eruptions

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pyroclastic flow

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the flow of ash, cinders, bombs, and gases down the side of a volcano during an explosive eruption

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Main Vent

Front

the weak point in the Earth's crust where hot magma rises from the magma chamber and reaches the surface.

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volcanic bombs

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A projectile of hot magma or rock that is blown from the vent during a volcanic eruption. These solidify in flight and frequently form an elongated rock of streamlined shape.

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Secondary vent

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Magma can reach the surface in other areas

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convection current

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the movement of a fluid, caused by differences in temperature, that transfers heat from one part of the fluid to another

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magma chamber

Front

the pocket beneath a volcano where magma collects

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Continental Drift Theory

Front

the idea that continents slowly shift their positions due to movement of the tectonic plates on which they ride

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Caldera

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a large crater caused by the violent explosion of a volcano that collapses into a depression

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Lava

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Magma that reaches Earth's surface

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Lithosphere

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the rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle.

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Secondary cone

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Lava builds up here in the shape of a cone

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