This printable crossword puzzle on the topic of Plate Tectonics & Volcanoes has 20 clues. Answers range from 3 to 16 letters long. This crossword is also available to download as a Microsoft Word document or a PDF.
Magma that has reached the surface
A molten mixture of rock-forming substances, gas and water from the mantle.
A weak spot in the crust where magma comes to the surface.
A bowl- shaped area that many will form at the top of a volcano.
A characteristic that actually produces a change in its composition.
Any characteristic of a substance that can be observed without changing the composition of what you are observing.
A substance made of two or more elements that have been chemically combined
A volcano with lots of thin layers, a gently sloping hill, and a slow lava flow.
a volcano that is so explosive that its magma chamber collapses
A tall cone-shaped mountain that go from being slow volcanoes to violent ones.
A fountain of water and steam that erupts from the ground.
a long tube that magma flows through
become active and eject lava, ash, and gases
reduced to liquid form by heating
fine material thrown out of a volcano when it erupts
a volcano that’s hasn't erupted recently and not is expected to erupt again.
opening in the top or side of a volcano where lava erupts
the gradual process of being eroded by the forces of nature
large area deep underground filled with magma
the centeral part if the earth