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Define active volcano.
a) a volcano that has erupted or is going to erupt in the near future. When a volcano is erupting, smok
b) a volcano that is believed will never erupt again because there is no lava or magma supply to it. It
c) large volcanic forms with broad summit areas and low-sloping sides because the extruded products are
d) a volcano that is not active now, but may erupt in the future.

Define dormant volcano.
a) a volcano that has erupted or is going to erupt in the near future. When a volcano is erupting, smok
b) a volcano that is not active now, but may erupt in the future.
c) mountain that forms when magma is forced upward and flows onto Earth’s surface
d) a volcano that is believed will never erupt again because there is no lava or magma supply to it. It

Define extinct volcano.
a) a volcano that is not active now, but may erupt in the future.
b) a volcano that has erupted or is going to erupt in the near future. When a volcano is erupting, smok
c) large volcanic forms with broad summit areas and low-sloping sides because the extruded products are
d) a volcano that is believed will never erupt again because there is no lava or magma supply to it. It

Define shield volcano.
a) large volcanic forms with broad summit areas and low-sloping sides because the extruded products are
b) sometimes called stratovolcanoes. They are typically steep-sided, symmetrical cones of large dimensi
c) mounds that form when viscous lava is erupted slowly and piles up over the vent, rather than moving
d) are the most common kind of volcanoes. They are steep sided cones of basaltic fragments. Streaming g

Define cinder cone volcano.
a) large volcanic forms with broad summit areas and low-sloping sides because the extruded products are
b) are the most common kind of volcanoes. They are steep sided cones of basaltic fragments. Streaming g
c) mounds that form when viscous lava is erupted slowly and piles up over the vent, rather than moving
d) sometimes called stratovolcanoes. They are typically steep-sided, symmetrical cones of large dimensi

Define composite volcano.
a) are the most common kind of volcanoes. They are steep sided cones of basaltic fragments. Streaming g
b) large volcanic forms with broad summit areas and low-sloping sides because the extruded products are
c) mounds that form when viscous lava is erupted slowly and piles up over the vent, rather than moving
d) sometimes called stratovolcanoes. They are typically steep-sided, symmetrical cones of large dimensi

Define lava dome.
a) sometimes called stratovolcanoes. They are typically steep-sided, symmetrical cones of large dimensi
b) a volcano that is not active now, but may erupt in the future.
c) large fracture in rock along which movement occurs.
d) mounds that form when viscous lava is erupted slowly and piles up over the vent, rather than moving

Define fault.
a) large fracture in rock along which movement occurs.
b) the transfer of heat by the circulation or movement of the heated parts of a liquid or gas
c) the molten, fluid rock that issues from a volcano or a volcanic vent.
d) a series of vibrations induced in the earth's crust by the abrupt rupture and rebound of rocks in wh

Define earthquake.
a) large fracture in rock along which movement occurs.
b) mounds that form when viscous lava is erupted slowly and piles up over the vent, rather than moving
c) a series of vibrations induced in the earth's crust by the abrupt rupture and rebound of rocks in wh
d) a scale, ranging from 1 to 10, for indicating the intensity of an earthquake. Named after the U.S.

Define richter scale.
a) the principle (rule) that states that Earth’s crust and lithosphere float on the upper part of the m
b) a type of plate movement that occurs when one plate sinks beneath another plate.
c) large fracture in rock along which movement occurs.
d) a scale, ranging from 1 to 10, for indicating the intensity of an earthquake. Named after the U.S.

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