Volcanoes
Name___________________________ Class_________________ Date____________
Match each of the following terms to its definition:
1.
Obsidian
Volcano
Pahoehoe lava
Ring of Fire
Stratovolcano
Vent
Shield volcano
Pillow lava
- volcanic glass which forms from fast-cooling lava
obsidian
volcano
pahoehoe lava
Ring of Fire
2. stratovolcano
obsidian
vent
volcano
shield volcano
pahoehoe
pillow lavalava
Ring of Fire
3. stratovolcano
- lava with a glassy outer layer and large, rounded
surfaces
obsidian
which
forms
when lava is extruded into cold ocean water
vent
volcano
shield volcano
pahoehoe
pillow lavalava
Ring of Fire
4. stratovolcano
- a large belt of volcanic islands on the boundary of the
obsidian
Pacific
Ocean
vent
volcano
shield volcano
pahoehoe
pillow lavalava
Ring of Fire
5. stratovolcano
- a wide, flat volcano formed by the non-explosive flow
of lava
obsidian
vent
volcano
shield volcano
pahoehoe
pillow lavalava
Ring of Fire
6. stratovolcano
- a volcano with explosive eruptions that is formed by
obsidian
alternating
of layers of pyroclastic material and lava flows; also called a
vent
volcano
composite
volcano
shield volcano
pahoehoe
pillow lavalava
Ring of Fire
7. stratovolcano
- the tube that allows magma to flow from a magma
obsidian
chamber
vent to the surface of the crust to form a volcano
volcano
shield volcano
pahoehoe
pillow lavalava
Ring of Fire
8. stratovolcano
- an opening in the Earth's crust from which hot, melted
obsidian
rock
forcefully comes out when pressure is built up inside the Earth; a
vent
volcano
mountain
that forms when magma erupts from and pours out onto the
shield volcano
Earth's
crust
pahoehoe
pillow lavalava
Ring of Fire
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vent
Volcanoes
Name___________________________ Class_________________ Date____________
Match each of the following terms to its definition:
Obsidian
Volcano
Pahoehoe lava
Ring of Fire
Stratovolcano
Vent
Shield volcano
Pillow lava
1. obsidian - volcanic glass which forms from fast-cooling lava
2. pahoehoe lava -
3. pillow lava - lava with a glassy outer layer and large, rounded surfaces
which forms when lava is extruded into cold ocean water
4. Ring of Fire - a large belt of volcanic islands on the boundary of the
Pacific Ocean
5. shield volcano - a wide, flat volcano formed by the non-explosive flow of
lava
6. stratovolcano - a volcano with explosive eruptions that is formed by
alternating of layers of pyroclastic material and lava flows; also called a
composite volcano
7. vent - the tube that allows magma to flow from a magma chamber to the
surface of the crust to form a volcano
8. volcano - an opening in the Earth's crust from which hot, melted rock
forcefully comes out when pressure is built up inside the Earth; a mountain
that forms when magma erupts from and pours out onto the Earth's crust
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