Volcanoes

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