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Earthquake AND Volcano Vocabulary Games

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LavaMolten rock that reaches the Earth's surface through a volcano.
MagmaMolten rock beneath the Earth's surface.
Folded MountainA mountain that forms as continental crust is compressed and rocks bend into large folds.
Fault-Block MountainA mountain that forms as blocks of rock move up or down along normal faults in areas where the lithosphere is being pulled apart.
GeyserA type of hot spring that shoots water into the air.
VolcanoAn opening in the crust through which molten rock, rock fragments, and hot gases erupt; a mountain built up from erupted materials.
Acid RainRain that has become more acidic than normal due to pollution.
Pyroclastic FlowA dense cloud of superheated gases and rock fragments that moves quickly downhill from an erupting volcano.
CraterA bowl-shaped pit caused by a volcano.
CalderaA crater that has collapsed.
Cinder ConeThis is the simplest type of volcano created by short eruptions mostly of pyroclastic products such as ash and cinder.
Shield Volcano (Hawaii's Mouna Kea)A volcano that is formed by slow and steady eruptions in which lava spreads out over a broad area.
Strato-volcano (or Composite). Mount Vesuvius, for example.This volcano is cone shaped, tall, and explosive!! It forms the way it does because it has alternating eruptions, one of lava and then one that is ash with rocks.
MudflowA muddy flow of debris that can move at high speeds down a volcano slope.
Pyroclastic flowA fast-moving, extremely hot, and deadly avalanche of volcanic ash, pumice, and rock that flows down a volcano's slope.
Lava flowA river or stream of molten rock that pours out of a volcano during an eruption.
LandslideThis is when large masses of wet, or dry, rock and soil falls, slides, or flows very rapidly because of volcanic conditions.
Steam ExplosionA type of steam blast triggered by a sudden pulse of heat from magma.
Active VolcanoA volcano that erupts regularly.
Deep-Sea VentsAreas under the sea commonly found near volcanically active places that have super heated water.
Extinct VolcanoA volcano that is unlikely to erupt again.
Dormant VolcanoHasn't erupted in recent times but CAN erupt in the future.
SeismologistA guy that studies earthquakes.
SeismogramThe recorded results on a paper that looks like lines scratched by an ink pen as the Earth moves a little, or violently.
SeismographThis is the machine that is used to detect Earth movements due to plate movement.


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