My Volcano Volcanic Eruptions
NOTEBOOK
What Is a Volcano?
A volcano is an opening in the Earth’s crust. A volcano is formed when
magma gushes up from the mantle and breaks through a crack or weak
spot in the crust. The magma lies in a chamber deep inside a volcano. When
pressure builds up, it forces the magma to escape through a passageway
called a vent. Once the magma reaches the surface, it is called lava.
Most volcanoes are mountains. The mountain forms when the materials
produced during an eruption build up and cool off. This creates a cone
shape. This process may take thousands of years.
Volcano Categories
Volcanoes that erupt
regularly are called active.
Volcanoes that no longer
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Diagram of a Volcano
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Diagram of a Volcano VOLCANO WORD SEARCH
Sill Parasitic Cone Crater Lava
Vent Ash Cloud Ash Conduit LAVA DUST MAGMA
ASH CRATER EARTHQUAKE
HAZARD VOLCANO CRUST
X U C M I E T H J E
H K L A V A E J K A
S F R G Q S T J B R
H S A M Y C R U S T
Y C R A T E R H A H
A Z H T S B D A E Q
T R Z J U T A Z M U
H Y K A D L E A M A
S A S H J K M R B K
E F A Q T M E D K E
V O L C A N O K E H
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VOLCANO TYPES Volcano New Words
Add new words and definitions to the papers below.
Crater Crater
Side Vent
Central Vent
Central Vent
Magma Chamber Magma Chamber
Cinder Cone Composite
Volcano Volcano
Crater
Side Vent
Central Vent
Central Vent
Magma Chamber Magma Chamber
Shield Lava Dome
Volcano
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My Volcano Volcano Research
Research Name: Draw or paste a picture of the volcano here.
Journal
Size:
Most Active
What I Know About Volcanoes Date of Last Eruption:
Landforms
Which continent is it located on? What is the story behind the name?
It is considered:
ACTIVE
DORMANT
Deadliest EXTINCT
Largest Volcano Volcanoes
in the World What type of volcano is it? Interesting Facts
SHIELD
COMPOSITE
CINDER
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All About Volcanoes My Volcano Experiment
MATERIALS
HYPOTHESIS
QUESTION
OBSERVATIONS
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