Volcanoes crossword
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2. An active stratovolcano on Sicily, Italy.
3. A very light volcanic rock which can float on
water.
7. Volcanic gases can cause this type of rain.
8. The very small fragments of pulverized rock,
ejected during an eruption.
10. A fast-moving current of hot gas and rock which
can reach speeds of up to 700 km/h.
12. The most active Hawaiian volcano and, perhaps,
the most active volcano on Earth.
14. A cauldron-like feature usually formed by the
collapse of a volcano.
15. The molten rock expelled by a volcano.
17. A type of volcano named for their large size and
low profile.
21. A famous supervolcano in the USA.
22. A mixture of water and volcanic debris that
moves rapidly downhill.
23. A linear volcanic vent often a few meters wide
and up to several kilometres long.
1. A form of energy common in areas of volcanic
activity.
2. An Icelandic volcano responsible for disruption
to air travel in 2010.
3. Ocean surrounded by the Ring of Fire.
4. A term used to describe a volcano that is
unlikely to erupt again.
5. A volcanic gas.
6. An active volcano in the Philippines that
experienced a massive eruption in 1991.
9. A term often used for a 'sleeping' volcano.
11. A black runny lava.
13. This volcano erupted in 1883 creating the
loudest sound ever heard.
14. A circular depression, caused by volcanic
activity, often at the top of a volcano.
16. An Italian city devastated by an eruption in AD
79.
18. The volcano on the outskirt of Naples.
19. The origin of lava.
20. The most active volcano in Indonesia that
experienced a massive eruption in 2010.
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