Volcano Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 5. cone-shaped mountains
  2. 7. are large volumes of molten lava
  3. 8. is a relative measure of the explosiveness of volcanic eruptions
  4. 11. a mountain or hill, typically conical
  5. 14. At Earth’s surface, lava is released through openings
  6. 15. Molten rock beneath the surface
  7. 17. an area where magma erupts from a volcano
  8. 18. plate boundaries pulling
Down
  1. 1. rapid formation and expansion of gas bubbles in the molten rock
  2. 2. very wide and a gentle slope,
  3. 3. lava and gas are discharged
  4. 4. plate boundaries, pushing
  5. 6. magma with high feldspar and silica content.
  6. 9. lava in the interior travels through long pipe
  7. 10. steep, cone-shaped hill
  8. 12. magma reaches the earth surface
  9. 13. magma that feeds the eruptions pools deep underground in a structure
  10. 16. rocks and magma rich in magnesium and iron