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| an opening in the Earth’s crust that erupts gases, ash, and lava |
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| opening where magma escapes |
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| steep sided depression inside a volcano |
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divergent boundaries- i.e. Iceland
convergent boundaries- most common
-”ring of fire”- pacific rim
hot spots- weak spot in crust
-Hawaiian islands |
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| am’t of dissolved gases and water vapor |
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more gases, more explosive
- more trapped water at convergent boundaries (from ocean) |
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| - more silica, more explosives |
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| gentle slope (mostly lava) |
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| intermediate slope (ash and lava mix) |
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| lava flows cover property (Hawaii) |
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| covered with ash (Pompeii, Italy) |
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| poisonous gases cause acid rain |
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| fires from burning ash or hot lava (Hawaii) |
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| what does V.E.I. stand for |
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| What was the largest volcanic eruption of historic times |
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| What was the volcano that buried Pompeii |
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| what were the people in Pompeii buried in |
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| between 1600 and 1982, where in the world have the most people died from volcanoes |
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| what was the most destructive volcano in U.S. history |
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