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Gr. 8: Ch.3, Section 3: Volcanic Landforms

Key Terms and Definitions

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shield volcanoa wide, gently sloping mountain made of layers of lava and formed by quiet eruptions
cinder conea steep, cone-shaped hill or mountain made of volcanic ash, cinders, and bombs piled up around a volcano's opening
composite volcanoa tall, cone-shaped mountain in which layers of lava alternate with layers of ash and other volcanic materials
batholitha mass of rock formed when a large body of magma cooled inside the crust
volcanic necka deposit of hardened magma in a volcano's pipe
dikea slab of volcanic rock formed when magma forces itself across rock layers
silla slab of volcanic rock formed when magma squeezes between layers of rock
calderathe large hole at the top of a volcano formed when the roof of a volcano's magma chamber collapses


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