Volcanic Landforms

Question	Answer
Caldera	The large hole at the top of a volcano formed when the roof of a volcano´s magma chamber collapses. Image: Caldera (binary/octet-stream)
Cinder Cone.	A steep, cone shaped hill or small mountain made of volcanic ash, cinders, and bombs piled up around a volcano´s opening. Image: Cinder Cono (binary/octet-stream)
Composite Volcano.	A tall, cone-shaped mountain in which layers of lava alternate with layers of ash and other volcanic materials. Image: Composite Volcano (binary/octet-stream)
Shield Volcano	A wide, gently sloping mountain made of layers of lava and formed by quiet eruptions. Image: Shield Volcano (binary/octet-stream)
Volcanic Neck	A deposit of hardened magma in a volcano´s pipe. Image: Volcano Neck (binary/octet-stream)
Dike	A slab of volcanic rock formed when magma forces itself across rock layers. Image: Dike (binary/octet-stream)
Sill	A slab of volcanic rock formed when magma squeezes between layers of rock. Image: Sill (binary/octet-stream)
Batholith	A mass of rock formed when large body of magma cools inside the crust. Image: Batholith (binary/octet-stream)

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	Created by Selvin Estrada about 6 years ago