Mountains and Volcanoes Vocabulary

What is molten rock that comes to the surface of the ground?

• magma

• volcano

• lava

• vent

the opening of a volcano

• crater

• vent

• hot spot

• fissure

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

The location where extremely hot mantle rock rises through the asthenosphere.

• hot spot

• vent

• fissure

• crater

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

This is a place where gas, ash, or melted rock comes out of the ground.

• vent

• fissure

• crater

• volcano

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

The resistance of a liquid material is referred to as it's

• convergent

• divergent

• viscosity

• eruption

The hot melted rock that rises towards the surface is called...

• lava

• igneous rock

• magma

• crust

This volcano covers a wide area and has gentle slopes.

• composite

• cinder cone

• cone

• shield

This type of volcano has alternating layers of hardened lava flows and pyroclastic material that develop into large steep mountains.

• composite

• cinder cone

• cone

• shield

This type of volcano is steep and is created from cinders and ash built up around the vent.

• composite

• cinder cone

• cone

• shield

This occurs when lava flows from giant cracks in the earth's surface and can be found on land and on the ocean floor.

• pyroclastic material

• lava plateau

• cinders

• fissure eruption