Volcanoes
Across
- 8. Large volcano with steep sides
- 10. Famous cinder cone volcano located in Mexico
- 13. Nearly 75% of active volcanoes on Earth occur around this Ocean
- 15. VEI that represents a mega-colossal explosive eruption
- 16. Large volcanic depression formed when the summit of a volcano collapses after an eruption
- 17. Vent in Earth’s crust through which molten rock flows
- 18. Volcano that does not have the potential to erupt again
- 19. After volcanic eruptions, temperatures often __________.
- 22. shield volcano located in Hawaii
- 24. Volcanoes that are currently erupting, have erupted recently, or are likely to erupt again in the future.
- 25. Average number of volcanic eruptions on Earth each year
Down
- 1. Example of a caldera
- 2. Area where a majority of Earth's volcanoes are located
- 3. Mount St. Helens is a famous volcano located in this U.S. state
- 4. The Hawaiian islands are located on a ___________.
- 5. Fast-moving flow of hot gas, ash, and rock after a volcanic eruption
- 6. Most common type of volcano on Earth
- 7. Line of volcanoes located on a divergent plate boundary
- 9. Molten rock below Earth’s surface
- 11. Most volcanoes are located along this type of plate boundary
- 12. Underwater lava formations
- 14. Magma is stored in this until it erupts from a volcano.
- 20. Large, wide volcano with gentle slopes
- 21. Molten rock above Earth's surface
- 23. Tiny particles of broken volcanic rock and glass that erupt from a volcano