Volcanoes Crossword Puzzle

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  1. 2. a small, steep-sided volcano that erupts gas-rich, basaltic lava
  2. 4. a large, gentle-sloped volcano that results from quiet eruptions
  3. 5. molten rock below Earth's surface
  4. 6. Mount St. Helen's is this type of volcano
  5. 7. places where volcanoes form that are not associated with plate boundaries
  6. 9. the coast where most volcanoes occur in the United States
  7. 11. the area of earthquake and volcanic activity that surrounds the Pacific Ocean
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  1. 1. a large, steep-sided volcano that results from explosive eruptions along convergent plate boundaries
  2. 2. a type of boundary where volcanoes form when one plate subducts under another
  3. 3. molten rock that erupts onto Earth's surface
  4. 4. another name for a composite volcano
  5. 8. places where hot spots form as a result of hot magma rising due to convection currents
  6. 10. a type of boundary where volcanoes form due to magma rising in cracks between two plates