Parts of a Volcano
This is the name for the mouth of a volcano
Vent
The Earth's outermost layer is called...?
Crust
This type of volcano has a wide crater around the edge.
Dome
Which tectonic plate does Switzerland sit on?
Eurasian tectonic plate
What is the name for a volcano that has not erupted in the past 10 000 years, and is not expected to erupt?
Extinct
This is the name for the hot molten rock below the Earth's surface.
Magma
The innermost layer of the earth is called...?
Inner core
What is the name for a volcano that has not erupted in the past 10 000 years, but might erupt?
Dormant
The line dividing one tectonic plate from another is called a ...?
Fault line
What is the name for a volcano that has erupted in the past 10 000 years?
Active
This is the name of the rock at the mouth of a volcano
Crater
The layer below the surface is called...?
Mantle
This type of volcano is the most flat, from its effusive eruptions.
Shield
Side-to-side movement of tectonic plates is know as...?
Transform
This type of volcano is the tallest
Composite
This is the name for a pathway that the mantle takes inside the volcano.
Conduit
The second layer from the centre is called...?
Outer core
Which volcano has an eruption that sends ash clouds and rock into the air because of the enormous pressure buildup?
Explosive
Movement where plates move away from each other is called...?
Divergent
Name one volcano
Mount Saint Helen's, Etna, Vesuvius, etc. (at teacher's discretion)
This is the name for the debris and smoke that comes from the mouth of a volcano and forms a mass in the air.
Ash cloud
The inside of the Earth is made from...
Molten rock, often iron and nickel.
Which volcano sputters lava slowly from its crater and vent?
Effusive
Movement where tectonic plates move towards each other is called...?
Convergent
Molten rock above the Earth's surface is called...?
Lava