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| batholith | a body of intrusive rock that has a surface exposure of more than 100 sq. km |
| lahar | occurs when water-soaked volcanic ash and rock slide rapidly downhill |
| intraplate volcanism | volcanic activity that occurs within a plate. Ex: Kilauea and Yellowstone |
| Ring of Fire | long belt of volcanoes that circles much of the Pacific Ocean |
| viscosity | a substance that has a resistance to flow easily |
| pyroclastic materials | particles produced in volcanic eruptions |
| shield volcano | a type of volcano produced by the accumualtion of fluid basaltic lavas |
| cinder cone | a type of volcano that ejects lava fragments that harden in the air |
| composite cone | a large symmetrical type of volcano that is composed of layers of both lava and pyroclastic deposits |
| caldera | a depression in a volcanic mountain |
| pluton | the cooling and hardening of magma beneath Earth's surface |
| volcano | repeated eruptions of lava or pyroclastic material eventually build a mountain |
