Parts of A Volcano

Question 1

Molten rock beneath Earth’s surface.

Answer 1

Magma

Question 2

Large underground pool of molten rock sitting underneath the earth’s crust

Answer 2

Magma Chamber/ Magma Reservoir

Question 3

A small cone-shaped volcano formed by an accumulation of volcanic debris.

Answer 3

Parasitic Cone (Secondary cone)

Question 4

A flat piece of rock formed when magma hardens in a crack in a volcano.

Answer 4

Sill

Question 5

An opening in Earth’s surface through which volcanic materials escape.

Answer 5

Vent

Question 6

Molten rock that erupts

Answer 6

Lava

Question 7

The side of a volcano. From a volcano that solidifies as it cools.

Answer 7

Flank

Question 8

Streams of lava

Answer 8

Lava Flow

Question 9

Mouth of a volcano and
surrounds a volcanic vent.

Answer 9

Crater

Question 10

An underground passage magma travels through.

Answer 10

Conduit

Question 11

Highest point; apex

Answer 11

Summit

Question 12

Entrance of a volcano. The part of the conduit that ejects lava and volcanic ash.

Answer 12

Throat

Question 13

Fragments of lava or rock smaller than 2 mm in size that are blasted into the air by volcanic explosions.

Answer 13

Ash

Question 14

A cloud of ash formed by volcanic explosions

Answer 14

Ash Cloud

Question 15

formed when a crater becomes very wide as a result of the collapse of its wall.

Answer 15

caldera