Volcano Vocabulary

A scientist who studies volcanoes

• volcanologist

• seismologist

• meteorologist

• biologist

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

molten rock inside the earth

• magma

• lava

• pillow lava

• crater

molten rock on earth's surface

• lava

• magma

• crater

• lahar

Formed by eruptions that produce free flowing lava that flows away from the vent forming a wide based cone.

• shield volcano

• composite volcano

• cinder cone volcano

A volcano formed from explosive eruptions where volcanic material piles up into a steep sided cone.

• Cinder Cone Volcano

• Shield Volcano

• Composite Volcano

A type of volcano that is formed by alternating layers of volcanic debris from violent eruptions and lava flows.

• Composite Volcano

• Cinder Cone Volcano

• Shield Volcano

The location from which material erupts from a volcano.

• vent

• crater

• caldera

• lahar

1.  Circular area at the top of a volcano where magma spills from. 

• vent

• crater

• lahar

• caldera

Crater formed by the collapse of a volcano on itself.

• vent

• crater

• caldera

• lahar

 When rocks, lava, and gasses flow down the side of the volcano at very high speeds.

• Lahar

• Pyroclastic Flow

• Pillow Lava

• Caldera

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2