Mountain & Volcano Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• fold : mountain landforms that are made of anticlines and synclines are _ .
• crater : the depression found at the top of most volcanic cones is called a _ .
• cone
• plateau : a large area of flat, elevated land.
• pyroclastic : a rapid downhill movement of hot, solid, volcanic particles suspended in steam is
• stratovolcano : a volcano that emits lava and solid debris in alternately quiet and explosive
• eroded.
• eruptions
• belts : most of the active volcanoes are located in two volcano _ .
• geothermal : the internal energy of the earth that is sometimes harnessed for man’s use is called _ .
• extinct : a volcano having no historical record of eruption and no seismic activity
• spring : when water heated underground rises to the surface as a liquid, it forms a hot _ .
• lava : magma that reaches the earth’s surface
• orogeny : the overall process that forms tectonic mountain landforms is known as _ .
• lahar : a mudslide caused by a volcano is called a _ .
• a _ flow.
• caldera : an enlarged depression that is caused by an explosion or the collapse of a volcanic
• fire : the circum-pacific volcano belt is sometimes called the ring of _ .
• geyser : a spring that periodically ejects large quantities of hot water and steam is known
• seamount : an underwater volcano.
• shield : a volcano that emits mostly lava in quiet eruptions
• dormant : a volcano that has not erupted in historical times but is not significantly
• ash : tiny, angular, glassy fragments, powdered pyroclastic materials
• as a _ .
• cinder cone : a volcano that emits mostly cinders, ashes, and bombs