'Volcanic vent' presentation slideshows

Biology

Biology . Ch. 3 Review. The branch of biology dealing with interactions among organisms and between organisms and their environment is called. economy. modeling. recycling. ecology. The combined portions of Earth in which all living things exist is called the. biome. community.

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Chapter 9 Volcanoes

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4-15-11

4-15-11. Rock cycle song. Magma rises to form igneous rock It breaks down by weathering and erosion It washes away by wind and water, it washes away by wind and water It compacts and cements, it compacts and cements To form sedimentary rock, to form sedimentary rock

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Decompression melting

Decompression melting. The process of decompression melting is the upward movement of the earth's mantle to an area of lower pressure. The reduction in overlying pressure enables the rock to melt, leading to magma formation.

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Igneous Rocks

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Plug Dome Volcanoes

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The Eruption of Mt. Vesuvius in AD 79

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LESSON 20 VOCABULARY TERMS

LESSON 20 VOCABULARY TERMS. S HIELD VOLCANO. A WIDE BROADLY SLOPING VOLCANO THAT FORMS FROM RUNNY LAVA. IT IS THE LARGEST OF VOLCANOES. COMPOSITE VOLCANO. A VOLCANO THAT FORMS FROM ALTERNATING ERUPTIONS OF VISCOUS LAVA AND BROKEN ROCK. IT IS STEEP NEAR THE SUMMIT AND FLAT TOWARD THE BASE.

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