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Continental drift tagalog kahulugan
This type of volcano erupts with some degree of regularity

Intermittent

Which is the type of volcano that has not erupted for sometime but will erupt again

This is known as a dormant volcano.

Are moon rocks opaque

Yes. Rocks on the moon are similar to volcanic rocks on Earth.

Which volcanoes form from extensive fluid lava flow that erupts numerous times

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Shield

How many minor tectonic plates are there on Earth

7

Which planet claims the largest volcanic cone in the solar system

Mars.

Which volcanoes are shaped in a sharp peak

Very tall volcanoes with sharp peaks are stratovolcanoes.

What forms when lava flows vertically through a layer of rock

dike

What forms when lava flows horizontally across a layer of rock

Forms of igneous rock are usually made. It is also known as lava rock and volcanic rock

Which earthquake waves are the fastest

P wave

Which type of volcano has not erupted at all during historical times
Which volcanoes form from the fallen cinders and tephra of an eruption

Cinder Cone

When magma does not have enough pressure to break completely through the neck and into a central vent it forms

When magma does not have enough pressure to break completely through the neck and into a central vent, it forms a Dike.

What do you call magma that solidifies in a bubble shape under the Earth's crust

Pluton

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If an extremely thick amount of ash falls it can cause the roofs of buildings to

If an extremely thick amount of ash falls on building roofs, it will cause them to collapse due to the extremely heavy weight.

What type of rocks form when melted rock cools from inside the Earth

Igneous rock forms when melted rock (magma) from inside the Earth cools.

Scientists measure which element in order to classify magma

silica

The crevice through which the magma bursts is called the .

fissure

What is magma rises it carves a tube-shaped structure

Conduit

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