Volcanoes Name___________________________ Class_________________ Date____________ Match each of the following terms to its definition: 1. Obsidian Volcano Pahoehoe lava Ring of Fire Stratovolcano Vent Shield volcano Pillow lava - volcanic glass which forms from fast-cooling lava obsidian volcano pahoehoe lava Ring of Fire 2. stratovolcano obsidian vent volcano shield volcano pahoehoe pillow lavalava Ring of Fire 3. stratovolcano - lava with a glassy outer layer and large, rounded surfaces obsidian which forms when lava is extruded into cold ocean water vent volcano shield volcano pahoehoe pillow lavalava Ring of Fire 4. stratovolcano - a large belt of volcanic islands on the boundary of the obsidian Pacific Ocean vent volcano shield volcano pahoehoe pillow lavalava Ring of Fire 5. stratovolcano - a wide, flat volcano formed by the non-explosive flow of lava obsidian vent volcano shield volcano pahoehoe pillow lavalava Ring of Fire 6. stratovolcano - a volcano with explosive eruptions that is formed by obsidian alternating of layers of pyroclastic material and lava flows; also called a vent volcano composite volcano shield volcano pahoehoe pillow lavalava Ring of Fire 7. stratovolcano - the tube that allows magma to flow from a magma obsidian chamber vent to the surface of the crust to form a volcano volcano shield volcano pahoehoe pillow lavalava Ring of Fire 8. stratovolcano - an opening in the Earth's crust from which hot, melted obsidian rock forcefully comes out when pressure is built up inside the Earth; a vent volcano mountain that forms when magma erupts from and pours out onto the shield volcano Earth's crust pahoehoe pillow lavalava Ring of Fire © Copyright NewPath Learning. All Rights Reserved. Permission is granted for the purchaser to print copies for stratovolcano non-commercial educational purposes only. Visit us at www.NewPathWorksheets.com vent Volcanoes Name___________________________ Class_________________ Date____________ Match each of the following terms to its definition: Obsidian Volcano Pahoehoe lava Ring of Fire Stratovolcano Vent Shield volcano Pillow lava 1. obsidian - volcanic glass which forms from fast-cooling lava 2. pahoehoe lava - 3. pillow lava - lava with a glassy outer layer and large, rounded surfaces which forms when lava is extruded into cold ocean water 4. Ring of Fire - a large belt of volcanic islands on the boundary of the Pacific Ocean 5. shield volcano - a wide, flat volcano formed by the non-explosive flow of lava 6. stratovolcano - a volcano with explosive eruptions that is formed by alternating of layers of pyroclastic material and lava flows; also called a composite volcano 7. vent - the tube that allows magma to flow from a magma chamber to the surface of the crust to form a volcano 8. volcano - an opening in the Earth's crust from which hot, melted rock forcefully comes out when pressure is built up inside the Earth; a mountain that forms when magma erupts from and pours out onto the Earth's crust © Copyright NewPath Learning. All Rights Reserved. Permission is granted for the purchaser to print copies for non-commercial educational purposes only. Visit us at www.NewPathWorksheets.com Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org)
