Volcanic Crossword

Question 1

Type of volcanic come found in short distance inland from subduction zones

Answer 1

Composite cone

Question 2

Volcanic cone consisting of cinders and ash

Answer 2

Cinder cone

Question 3

Igneous intrusion that intrudes horizontally

Answer 3

Sill

Question 4

Magma that erupted on earths surface

Answer 4

Lava

Question 5

Super-heated area of mantle

Answer 5

Hot spot

Question 6

Type of lava usually erupted from continental volcanoes

Answer 6

Andesite

Question 7

Volcanic mudflows

Answer 7

Lahars

Question 8

Domelike intrusion of magma

Answer 8

Laccolith

Question 9

Dealt denser than air mixture of hot gas from volcanoes

Answer 9

Nuées ardentes

Question 10

Largest igneous intrusion (Main magma chamber)

Answer 10

Batholith

Question 11

May result when basaltic lava cools

Answer 11

Columnar jointing

Question 12

Igneous intrusion that cuts rock layers

Answer 12

Dike

Question 13

Benefit of volcanoes

Answer 13

Rich soil

Question 14

Large crater formed by collapse of volcano

Answer 14

Caldera

Question 15

Block of hard volcanic rock left standing above landscape when softer outer layer of composite volcano erode away

Answer 15

Volcanic neck

Question 16

Volcanic cone with gentle slope, commonly found in oceans and made of basaltic lava

Answer 16

Shield cone

Question 17

Material ejected from volcanoes

Answer 17

Pyroclastics