What Volcano Am I?
I am a Stratovolcano that destroyed the Italian city of Pompeii in 79 AD.
What volcano am I?
Mt. Vesuvius
Any opening at the Earth's surface through which magma erupts or volcanic gases are emitted.
What part of the volcano am I?
The Vent
What do we call molten rock that breaks through the Earth's surface?
Lava
I'm a broad rounded volcano that is built up by successive outpourings of very fluid lava?
What type of volcano am I?
A Shield Volcano
If I identified myself as a volcanologist, what would I study?
I'm a Stratovolcano located in Washington who had one of the greatest volcanic explosions ever recorded in North America.
What volcano am I?
Mt. Saint Helens
A bowl-shaped geological formation at the top of a volcano.
What part of the volcano am I?
The Crater
What do we call it when lava and gas are released from a volcano—sometimes explosively?
An eruption
I'm a very large volcano that is generally composed of lava flows, pyroclastic deposits, and mudflow.
What type of volcano am I?
Composite or Stratovolcano
Some violent volcanic eruptions have been known to create and cause huge tidal waves called these.
What are tsunamis
I'm a shield volcano located in Hawaii that is also known to be the largest most active volcano on Earth.
What volcano am I?
Mauna Loa
A large pool of liquid rock beneath the surface of the Earth.
What part of the volcano am I?
The Magma Chamber
What do we call a mixture of rock, mineral, and glass particles expelled from a volcano during a volcanic eruption?
Ash
I'm a steep conical hill of loose pyroclastic fragments, such as volcanic clinkers, volcanic ash, or scoria that has been built around a volcanic vent.
What type of volcano am I?
Cinder Cone
I'm the region around much of the rim of the Pacific Ocean where many volcanic eruptions and earthquakes occur. What am I called?
The Ring of Fire
I'm the largest and most dangerous high threat Stratovolcano in California and am located just over 60 miles north of Redding.
What volcano am I?
Mount Shasta
The side of a volcano.
What part of the volcano am I?
The Flank
What do we call a fast-moving current of hot gas and volcanic matter that flows along the ground away from a volcano that can reach speeds up to 450 mph?
Pyroclastic Flow
I'm a volcano that is not erupting now, but that is considered “active” because I still could erupt in the future.
What type of volcano am I?
Dormant
What is a conical mound of ejecta accumulated around an eruptive vent on the lower flanks of a large volcano called?
Parasitic Cone
I am the youngest and most active Hawaiian shield volcano found on the Big Island of Hawaii.
What volcano am I?
Kilauea
The channel or pipe that carries magma from a reservoir or chamber to the vent where it is erupted.
What part of the volcano am I?
The Conduit
What do we call partially molten chunks of lava that explode out of volcanic vents during eruptions?
Lava Bombs
I'm a volcano that is not expected to erupt again in the future. What type of volcano am I?
Extinct
Anything thrown into the air during a volcanic eruption is called this.
What is tephra