Glossary

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Volcano- a volcano is a type of mountain looking thing that is sitting over a fault line. it then fills with lava and causes havoc.

Magma-Magma is what in in the earths core underneath the tectonic plates under the earth's crust.

Lava-Lava is what magma is called when it reaches the surface.

Tectonic plates- They are the plates that continue moving under the earth's crust. They can also cause earth quakes.

Active- When a volcano is still erupting it is known as active. active means to move and do something other than stay still.

Erupting- Erupting is when magma or lava comes out the top of the volcano.

Dormant-Dormant means that it has not been in action for a couple of years but will still erupt.

Extinct-Extinct means that it has stopped erupting and will never again become active

Ring of Fire- the ring of fire is a series of volcanoes that are around in a sort of ring shape on all the fault lines. Most of the ring of fire is not active anymore but most of them were during the dinosaur age.