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Volcano
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A mountain that forms when lave or pyroclastic material builds up around a volcanic vent
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Magma
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The molten mixture of rock-forming substances, gases, and water from the mantle
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Lava
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Liquid magma that reaches the surface
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Ring of fire
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A major belt of volcanoes that rims the Pacific Ocean
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Island arc
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A string of islands formed by the volcanoes along a deep ocean trench
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Hot spot
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An area where magma from deep within the mantle melts through the crust above it. (magma plume)
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Magma chamber
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The pocket beneath a volcano where magma collects
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Pipe
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A long tube which magma moves from the magma chamber to earth's surface
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Vent
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The opening through which molten rock and gas leave a volcano
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Crater
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A bowl shaped area that forms around a volcano's central opening
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Silica
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A material found in magma that is formed from the elements oxygen and silicon
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Lava flow
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The area covered by lava as it pours out of a volcano's vent
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Pyroclastic flow
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The expulsion of ash, cinders, bombs, and gases during an explosive volcanic eruption
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Dormant
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A volcano that is not currently active, but that may become active in the future
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Extinct
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A volcano that is no longer active and is unlikely to erupt again
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