Volcano Unit - Early Finisher Worksheet
Across
- 5. flat landform formed by repeated lava flows
- 6. huge bowl-like depression caused by volcano collapse
- 11. a tall, cone-shaped mountain in which layers of lava alternate with layers of ash and other volcanic materials
- 12. fragmented rock and volcanic glass ejected during explosive eruptions
- 13. a type of lava flow that has a jagged, blocky surface
- 16. smooth, rope-like lava
- 18. area where Earth’s crust pulls apart and magma rises
- 19. largest solid chunks of rock ejected from a volcano
Down
- 1. molten rock that reaches Earth's surface
- 2. large glowing blobs of lava flung through the air
- 3. thick, slow, jagged lava that breaks into sharp pieces
- 4. opening in Earth’s crust where lava and gas escape
- 6. small, steep-sided volcano made from piles of volcanic cinders and ash that erupt from a single vent
- 7. tiny, powdery rock fragments blasted into the air
- 8. lava that cools underwater in rounded shapes
- 9. a wide, gently sloping mountain made of layers of lava and formed by nonexplosive eruptions
- 10. large underground pocket where magma collects
- 14. pebble-sized bits of hardened lava
- 15. super-hot area in the mantle that forms volcanoes
- 17. a vent or fissure in the Earth's surface through which magma and gases are expelled