Across
- 2. A lightweight volcanic rock filled with holes that can float on water.
- 5. Molten rock found beneath Earth's surface before it erupts.
- 8. A volcano that is currently inactive but may erupt again in the future.
- 10. A broad volcano with gentle slopes formed by thin, flowing lava.
- 12. The process in which magma, gases, and ash are released from a volcano.
- 14. A dark igneous rock commonly formed from lava flowing out of shield volcanoes.
- 16. A steep volcano made of alternating layers of lava and ash, also called a stratovolcano.
- 18. Molten rock that flows onto Earth's surface after an eruption.
- 19. An area where magma rises through the crust away from plate boundaries.
- 20. The belt around the Pacific Ocean where many earthquakes and volcanoes occur.
Down
- 1. The process where one tectonic plate sinks beneath another, often creating volcanoes.
- 3. The bowl-shaped depression found at the top of many volcanoes.
- 4. Large pieces of Earth's lithosphere whose movement causes many volcanoes to form.
- 6. Tiny fragments of rock and volcanic glass blasted into the air during eruptions.
- 7. A large depression formed when a volcano collapses after a massive eruption.
- 9. The opening through which lava, ash, and gases escape during an eruption.
- 11. The underground reservoir where molten rock collects before an eruption.
- 13. A fast-moving mixture of hot gas, ash, and rock fragments that races down a volcano's slopes.
- 15. An opening in Earth's crust where magma, gases, and ash reach the surface.
- 17. The smallest type of volcano, built mainly from loose volcanic fragments.
