This printable crossword puzzle on the topic of Plate Tectonics & Volcanoes has 15 clues. Answers range from 6 to 15 letters long. This crossword is also available to download as a Microsoft Word document or a PDF.
A ring of 452 volcanoes located in the Pacific Ocean
An area of Earth's mantle from which heat rises from Earth's core
The ability of a liquid to resist flowing
Volcanoes with this have low viscosity and less violent eruptions
A large underground chamber holding magma that is put under immense pressure
A depression around the vent of a volcano
A crater that is more than 50Km in diameter
A pipe above the magma chamber that brings magma to the surface of the volcano
The cone shaped accumulation of volcanic material resulting from a different path then the central vent
A cloud of only gas and smoke resulting from the parasitic cone
Magma that cools before it reaches the surface
A fast moving cloud of hot gas and rock fragments that can move as fast as 450mph and be as hot as 1000 degrees Celsius
A wide volcano with a gentle slope made of basaltic lava
A relatively small volcano made from pyroclastic material ejected from a single eruption
Also known as a composite volcano it is large and coned shaped-made of flowing lava and collection of pyroclastic material