Volcanoes Crossword
This printable crossword puzzle on the topic of Plate Tectonics & Volcanoes has 20 clues. Answers range from 2 to 14 letters long. This crossword is also available to download as a Microsoft Word document or a PDF.
Description
an opening in the earth's surface through which hot gases, ash, molten rock are ejected
through which the gases, ash, and rock are ejected
molten rock
study of volcanoes
people who study volcanoes
volcanoes that have erupted with recorded history
any substance emitted by an active volcano
molten rock that flows from volcanoes
"ropy" lava
"blocky" lava
lava that solidifies in a shape as a pillow
particles or blocks of solid volcanic ejecta
huge bowl-shaped craters
surface of a large lava flow hardens, but the lava beneath remains molten and continues to flow
vertical sheetlike mass of igneous rock
horizontal, sheetlike mass of igneous rock
bulged overlying rocks upward to produce a domelike intrusion
just like an laccolith, but larger
solid, irregularly shaped lumps of harden lava often large
form when lava is thrown high into the air in a liquid state and hardens into rock before it hits the ground
