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DIRECTIONS: Find the definition for each volcano term. Write the letter of the correct definition on the line next to each term.
Name _______________________
| 1. _____ ash | a. molten rock beneath Earth's surface |
| 2. _____ ash cloud | b. a small cone-shaped volcano formed by an accumulation of volcanic debris |
| 3. _____ conduit | c. a flat piece of rock formed when magma hardens in a crack in a volcano |
| 4. _____ cinder cone | d. an opening in Earth's surface through which volcanic materials escape |
| 5. _____ crater | e. fragments of lava or rock smaller than 2 millimeters in size that are blasted into the air by volcanic explosions |
| 6. _____ dike | f. the part of the conduit that ejects lava and volcanic ash |
| 7. _____ lava | g. a cloud of ash formed by volcanic explosions |
| 8. _____ magma | h. molten rock that erupts from a volcano |
| 9. _____throat | i. a circular depression surrounding a volcanic vent |
| 10. _____vent | j. an underground passage magma travels through |
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