Chapter 1: Earth's Surface - Volcanoes

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Vocabulary review covering fundamental concepts of volcanoes, volcanic belts, magma, and lava from Chapter 1: Earth's Surface.

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Volcano

A weak spot in Earth's crust where material or magma comes to the surface.

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Ring of Fire

A major belt formed by many volcanoes that rim the Pacific Ocean.

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Volcanic Belts

Belts formed along the boundaries of Earth's plates where crust fractures allow magma to reach the surface.

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Magma

A molten mixture of rock-forming substances, gas, and water from the mantle.

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Lava

Liquid magma that reaches Earth's surface.