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Volcanoes - A 

volcano is
an opening on the surface of a planet or moon that
allows material warmer than its surroundings to escape from its interior. When
this material escapes, it causes an eruption.
Labeling a Volcano -

Defining terms -

Extrusive and intrusive Volcanic features - Major features formed by intrusive volcanicity include


batholith, laccolith, dyke, pipe, and sill. Batholiths:

Rocks

Hydrological Cycle - The hydrological cycle is the sum total of all processes in which water moves
from the land and ocean surface to the atmosphere and back in form of precipitation. It is also known
as the water cycle.

Elements of a River and definitions - Tributaries


A tributary is a river that feeds into another river, rather than ending in a lake, pond, or
ocean.

Channel
The shape of a river channel depends on how much water has been flowing in it for how
long, over what kinds of soil or rock, and through what vegetation

Riverbank
The land next to the river is called the riverbank, and the streamside trees and other
vegetation is sometimes called the “riparian zone.”

Flow
“Flow” refers to the water running in a river or stream. There are two important aspects
to a river’s natural flow. 

4 ways rivers transport

4 ways rivers erode

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