This printable crossword puzzle on the topic of Plate Tectonics & Volcanoes has 15 clues. Answers range from 4 to 17 letters long. This crossword is also available to download as a Microsoft Word document or a PDF.
wide, with a gentle slope that forms from basaltic lava
relatively small, and it is primarily built from the pyroclastic material ejected from a single eruption
built from both lava flows, as well as the collection of pyroclastic material from previous eruptions
large underground area of magma, this molten rock is held under the surface of the Earth and subjected to large amounts of pressure
crater reaches a size of more than 50 kilometers in diameter, it is known as a
when magma reaches the vent, it becomes known as
magma in the conduit will find its way to the surface though another fissure rather than through the main vent, especially if it is a very active volcano, this secondary path is called
if only gas and smoke are released from this vent, it is called a
magma that cools before it reaches the surface will form a
a fast-moving cloud of heated gas and rock fragments, this heated gas cloud can reach speeds of over 450 miles per hour and temperatures of around 1000°C
a volcano that has erupted at least once within the past 10,000 years
an active volcano that is not currently erupting
a volcano that has not erupted in 10,000 or more years
where majority of Earth’s volcanoes are located, follows the margins of the Pacific plate
viscosity of magma is determined by its temperature and ________ content