Parts of a Volcano
What is Lava?
Melted rock
Finish this statement: Volcanoes are not isolate, they are always in _____.
groups.
What is magma?
Molten rock beneath the Earth's surface.
Where are most volcanoes formed?
Along the coast.
What are active volcanoes?
Volcanoes that still erupt.
What is the name of the rocks that come from a shield volcano?
Basalt
What location in Italy experienced a massive volcanic eruption?
Pompeii
What is felsite?
Rocks from cone volcanoes.
What state in the United States was formed by volcanic eruptions?
Hawaii.
What color are the rocks that come from cone eruptions?
Pale pink or white.
What is the vent of a volcano and where is it located?
The openings where the lava erupts. It's located at the peak of the volcano.
What is a shield volcano?
It's a volcano that has basalt rocks and has thin lava that flows.
What does an extinct volcano mean?
A volcano that will not erupt again.
What country did a volcano pop up on a farmer's cornfield?
Mexico.
What can travel for thousands of miles after a volcanic eruption?
Ash.
How are craters formed in a volcano?
Craters are formed after a massive volcanic eruption.
Why do cone volcanos explode with such force?
The gas bubbles gather and build up until they explode.
What is a dormant volcano.
A volcano that has not erupted for a long time.
What state did Doug find volcanic basalt rocks?
Virginia.
If volcanoes erupt in the ocean, what can they sometimes create?
Islands.
What is the rocks called that come from a cone volcano?
Felsite
Where is Mt. St. Helen's located?
In the state of Washington.
Where is the Ring of Fire located?
In the Pacific basin.
What state has bubbling mud?
California.
Name two ways volcanic eruptions help the Earth.
It fertilizes the soil and creates new land.