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Volcano Crossword

This document provides clues to fill in a crossword puzzle related to earth science and volcanology. Across clues include broad shield volcanoes formed from basalt lava flows, dormant volcanoes that may erupt again, and seismometers that measure earth vibrations. Down clues include the earth's surface, mudflows on volcanoes, igneous rock formed from cooled magma, and slowly moving tectonic plates. The document contains clues for filling in a crossword puzzle about earth science terms including types of volcanoes, volcanic features and processes, and instruments used to study volcanic and seismic activity.

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Volcano Crossword

This document provides clues to fill in a crossword puzzle related to earth science and volcanology. Across clues include broad shield volcanoes formed from basalt lava flows, dormant volcanoes that may erupt again, and seismometers that measure earth vibrations. Down clues include the earth's surface, mudflows on volcanoes, igneous rock formed from cooled magma, and slowly moving tectonic plates. The document contains clues for filling in a crossword puzzle about earth science terms including types of volcanoes, volcanic features and processes, and instruments used to study volcanic and seismic activity.

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2 Very broad volcano with gentle


slopes formed from basalt lava
flows. (6)

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5 A volcano that has not erupted for


a long time but may erupt again
some time in the future. (7)
7 An instrument that measures
vibrations of the earth. (11)

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1 The area of the earth at the
surface. (5)

14 A crack or fracture in the earth's


surface. (5)

3 A mudflow on a volcano. (5)

16 Large volcanoes with steep slopes


that commonly collapse or
explode at the top, giving them a
bowl for a crater. (9)
17 A basin-shaped volcanic
depression. (7)

8 A type of rock formed when


molten rock solidifies. (7)

18 A sheet of igneous rock that


protrudes into the surrounding
layers of rock. (4)

9 The property of flowing very


quickly in a liquid. (5)

20 Molten rock under the surface. (5)

11 To temporarily move people away


from danger. (8)
13 A volcano that hasnt erupted in a
long time and is unlikely to erupt
again. (7)

12 The theory that the landmasses on


the earths crust slowly move
away or toward each other. (11,5)

16 A steep-sided, usually circular


depression formed by either
explosion or collapse at a volcanic
vent. (6)

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6 A passage followed by magma in


a volcano. (7)

11 An event when a volcano ejects


gas, liquid and solid materials into
the atmosphere and surrounding
area. (8)

15 Smooth glassy rock that forms


when lava cools so fast that there
is no time for crystals to form. (8)

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4 Shield volcanoes are almost


entirely composed of this kind of
very fluid lava. (6)

10 Fine particles of pulverized rock


blown from an explosion vent. (3)

21 Molten rock at the surface. (4)

22 An opening of a conduit at the


surface from which lava or
gas can escape. (4)

17 A smaller volcano with steep


slopes. A volcanic cone built
entirely of loose fragmented
material. (6,4)
19 Frothy volcanic rock, formed by
expanding gas bubbles in erupting
lava. (6)
22 The property of flowing very
slowly in a liquid. (7)
23 A volcano that is erupting or has
erupted recently. (6)

23 The area of the earth that is below


the crust. (6)

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