Rock Cycle
Volcanoes
100

Type of rock that forms when molten magma from within Earth cools and solidifies

Igneous rock
100
What is a volcano?

a mountain or hill, typically conical, having a crater or vent through which lava, rock fragments, hot vapor, and gas are being or have been erupted from the earth's crust.

200

Magma that reaches Earth's surface is called?

Lava
200
What is a shield volcano?


A broad, domed volcano with gently sloping sides, characteristic of the eruption of fluid, basaltic lava.

300

Type of rock that forms when particles of rock and other materials are compacted and cemented together.

Sedimentary Rock 
300
What is a Cinder Volcano?

A cinder cone or scoria cone is a steep conical hill of loose pyroclastic fragments, such as either volcanic clinkers, cinders, volcanic ash, or scoria that has been built around a volcanic vent.

400

"metamorphic" means?

A change in form
400
How many active volcanoes are there in the world?
Approximately 1,500
500

Over millions of years, the three different kinds of rock continuously change from one kind into another in this process called the ___________?

Rock Cycle
500
What is the tallest shield volcano?

Mauna Loa