Volcano Vocabulary Crossword Puzzle
QUESTIONS LIST: vent: the opening through which molten rock and gas leave a volcano, pipe: a long tube through which magma moves from the magma chamber to earth’s surface, silica: a material found in magma that is formed from the elements of oxygen and silicon, viscosity: the resistance of a liquid to flowing, crater: a bowl-shaped area that forms around a volcano’s central opening, active: a volcano that is currently erupting or has recently erupted. , dormant: a volcano that is not currently active, but may become active in the future, extinct: a volcano that is no longer active and is unlikely to erupt again, island arc: a string of islands formed by the volcanoes along a deep-ocean trench, hot spot: an area where magma from deep within the mantle melts through the crust above it, magma: molten mixture of rock-forming substances, gases, and water from the mantle, lava: liquid magma that reaches the surface, volcano: a weak spot in the crust where magma has come to the surface, composite: a tall mountain in which layers of lava alternate with layers of ash and other volcanic materials, cinder cone: a steep, cone-shaped mountain made of volcanic ash, cinders, and bombs piled up around its opening, shield: a broad, gently sloping mountain formed by quiet lava flows.