emitted from a volcano, smaller than ash
What is Volcanic dust?
What is a shield volcano?
I am found at the top of a volcano
What is a crater?
term for scientist who studies volcanoes
What is volcanologist?
magma after it has reached the surface of the earth's crust
What is lava?
a type of volcano with different layers of rock from alternating types of eruptions
What is Composite volcano?
a crater that forms when the walls collapse
What is a caldera?
Zone of seismic and volcanic activity that splits the Atlantic Ocean
What is the Mid Atlantic Ridge?
second smallest particle emitted from a volcano
What is Volcanic ash?
type of volcano with a narrow base that forms from cinders in a succession of explosive eruptions
What is cinder cone?
the term for molten rock before it reaches the earths' crust
What is magma?
zone of seismic and volcanic activity that circles the Pacific Ocean
What is the Ring of Fire?
lava that is emitted in a fiery blast
What is pyroclastic lava?
has not been active in modern times
What is an extinct volcano?
the opening in the earth's crust that allows lava to escape
What is a vent?
Type of volcanic eruption that creates burning clouds of dust
What is Peleean?
emitted from a volcano and can be the size of a boulder
What is a volcanic bomb?
once active in modern times but not active currently
What is dormant?
Created when lava and magma cool
What is igneous rock?
most violent type of eruption
What is Plinian?