Volcanic Crossword Puzzle

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  1. 2. The presence of dissolved gasses in magma contributes to how explosive a volcano can be
  2. 3. Are small, steep sided volcanoes that erupt gas-rich, basaltic lavas
  3. 4. Explosive volcanoes can produce fast moving avalanches of hot gas, ash, and rock called pyroclastic
  4. 5. The thermal energy a volcano produces during an eruption can melt snow and ice on the summit
  5. 8. When two plates collide, the denser plate sinks or subducts, into the mante
  6. 11. A vent in earth's crust through which melted- or molten- rock flows
  7. 12. Large volcanic depression formed when a volcano's summit collapses or is blown away by explosive activity
  8. 13. Common along divergent plate boundaries and oceanic hotspots
  9. 14. Volcanoes that are not associated with plate boundaries are called hot spots
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  1. 1. Boundaries When two plates spread apart along a divergent boundary.
  2. 6. Lava flows are relatively slow moving, they are rarely deadly
  3. 7. During an explosive eruption, volcanoes can erupt large volumes of volcanic ash
  4. 9. Represents an area of earthquakes and volcanic activity that surrounds the pacific ocean
  5. 10. Magmas that form in different volcanic environments have unique chemical compositions
  6. 12. Are large, steep-sided volcanoes that result from explosive eruptions of andesitic and rhyolitic lava and ash