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.
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.
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.
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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www.science-teachers.com/earth.htm Across
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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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Down 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)