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WorksheetsVolcanoes - Vocabulary
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 10mins
the expulsion of ash, cinders, bombs, and gases during an explosive volcanic eruption.
Pahoehoe
Pyroclastic Flow
Aa
Stratovolcano
the large hole at the top of a volcano formed when the roof of a volcano’s magma chamber collapses.
Composite Volcano
Batholith
Geyser
Caldera
a weak spot in the crust where magma has come to the surface.
Geyser
Volcano
Hot Spot
Sea-Floor Spreading
said of a volcano that is unlikely to erupt again.
Dormant
Active
Extinct
Dead
wide, gently sloping mountain made of layers of lava and formed by quiet eruptions.
Composite Volcano
Shield Volcano
Cinder Cone
Batholith
a type of hot spring that builds up pressure underground and erupts at regular intervals as a fountain of water and steam.
Hot Spring
Pahoehoe
Geothermal Energy
Geyser
said of a volcano that does not show signs of erupting in the near future.
Extinct
Hibernation
Dormant
Active
a steep, cone-shaped hill or mountain made of volcanic ash, cinders, and bombs piled up around a volcano’s opening.
Shield Volcano
Cinder Cone Volcano
Composite
Pyroclastic Flow
a major belt of volcanoes that rims the Pacific Ocean.
Pacific Rim
Mid-Ocean Ridges
Plate Boundary
Ring of Fire
a hot, fast-moving type of lava that hardens to form smooth, ropelike coils.
Androsite
Intrusive Igenous Rock
Aa
Pahoehoe
a tall, cone-shaped mountain in which layers of lava alternate with layers of ash and other volcanic materials.
Cinder Cone Volcano
Shield Volcano
Composite Volcano
Geyser
a pool formed by groundwater that has risen to the surface after being heated by a nearby body of magma.
Geyser
Geothermal Energy
Hot Spring
Vent
said of a volcano that is erupting or has shown signs of erupting in the near future.
Pyroclastic Flowing
Active
Dormant
Caldera
the opening through which molten rock and gas leave a volcano.
Caldera
Vent
Magma Chamber
Geyser
a slow-moving type of lava that hardens to form rough chunks.
Aa
Basalt
Extrusive Igenous Rock
Pahoehoe
a bowl-shaped area that forms around a volcano’s central opening.
Caldera
Vent
Crater
Batholith
the pocket beneath a volcano where magma collects.
Vent
Crater
Caldera
Magma Chamber
a mass of rock formed when a large body of magma cooled inside the crust.
Pluton
Batholith
Magma Chamber
Caldera
an area where magma from deep within the mantle melts through the crust above it. (Stationary Weakness)
Hot Spot
Volcano
Shield Volcano
Composite Geyser
