Mystery Science: The Birth of Rocks Vocabulary

A volcano that is erupting or that is likely to erupt in the future

• extinct volcano

• active volcano

• erupt

• basalt

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

when lava quickly comes out of a volcano

• volcano

• lava

• rock

• erupt

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

A volcano that is not likely to erupt in the future

• active volcano

• extinct volcano

• absent volcano

• volcaNO

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

• Circle Volcanoes

• Volcano Ring

• Ring of Fire

• Pacific Fire

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

A scientist who studies volcanoes

• basalt

• volcantist

• volcano doctor

• volcanologist

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

• magma

• lava

• volcano

• felsite

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

A volcano with slow-flowing thick lava that usually erupts with an explosion

• cone volcano

• extinct volcano

• shield volcano

• thick volcano

A volcano with fast-flowing, thin lava that does not usually erupt with an explosion

• cone volcano

• fast volcano

• extinct volcano

• shield volcano

Liquid rock that flows or explodes from a volcano

• erupt

• magma

• lava

• rock

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

A type of rock formed when thin, fast moving lava cools and it usually very dark in color

• basalt

• shield rock

• felsite

• cone rock