Volcano Vocabulary

a high area of land with an opening where lava flows or explodes out from

• extinct volcano

• volcano

• basalt

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

to guess what will happen based on things you know

• erupt

• map

• predict

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

a drawing of a place that shows where things are

• map

• pattern

• lava

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NGSS.2-ESS2-2

extinct volcano

• a volcano that is not likely to erupt in the future

• a volcano that is erupting or that is likely to erupt in the future

• a volcano that emits poisonous gases

a type of rock formed when thin, fast-moving lava cools and is usually very dark in color

• coal

• limestone

• basalt

active volcano

• a volcano that is not likely to erupt in the future

• a volcano that is erupting or that is likely to erupt in the future

• a volcano that emits poisonous gases

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

liquid rock that flows or explodes from a volcano

• ash

• magma

• lava

something that happens again and again and again in a way that can be predicted

• pattern

• map

• predict

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

a group of active volcanoes that forms a circle shape around the Pacific Ocean

• Ring of Volcanoes

• Ring of Fire

• Fiery Ring

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

a scientist who studies volcanoes

• meteorologist

• geologist

• volcanologist

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

NGSS.HS-ESS2-3