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viscosity | substance's resistance to flow |
vent | an opening in the surface of Earth through which molten rock and gases released |
pyroclastic materials | particles produce in volcanic eruptions |
volcano | a mountain formed of lava and/or pyroclastic material |
crater | steep-walled depression at the summit of the volcano |
shield volcano | broad ,gently sloping volcsno built from fluid basaltic lavas |
cinder cone | small volcano, built primarilyof pyroclastic materials ejected from a single vent |
composite cone | a volcano compose of both lava flows and pyroclasric materials |
caldera | large depression typically caused by collapse or ejection of the summit area of a volcano |