What Volcano Am I?
Parts of a Volcano
Volcano Vocabulary
Volcano Status and Types
Random Volcano
100

I am a Stratovolcano that destroyed the Italian city of Pompeii in 79 AD.

What volcano am I?

Mt. Vesuvius 

100

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

100

What do we call molten rock that breaks through the Earth's surface?

Lava

100

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 

100

If I identified myself as a volcanologist, what would I study?

Volcanoes
200

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

200

A bowl-shaped geological formation at the top of a volcano.

What part of the volcano am I?

The Crater

200

What do we call it when lava and gas are released from a volcano—sometimes explosively? 

An eruption

200

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

200

Some violent volcanic eruptions have been known to create and cause huge tidal waves called these.

What are tsunamis 

300

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

300

A large pool of liquid rock beneath the surface of the Earth.

What part of the volcano am I?

The Magma Chamber

300

What do we call a mixture of rock, mineral, and glass particles expelled from a volcano during a volcanic eruption?

Ash

300

 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 

300

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

400

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

400

The side of a volcano. 

What part of the volcano am I?

The Flank

400

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

400

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

400

What is a conical mound of ejecta accumulated around an eruptive vent on the lower flanks of a large volcano called?

Parasitic Cone

500

I am the youngest and most active Hawaiian shield volcano found on the Big Island of Hawaii.

What volcano am I?

Kilauea

500

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

500

What do we call partially molten chunks of lava that explode out of volcanic vents during eruptions? 

Lava Bombs

500

I'm a volcano that is not expected to erupt again in the future. What type of volcano am I?

Extinct

500

Anything thrown into the air during a volcanic eruption is called this.

What is tephra