What do you call the soft grey powder that remains after something has been burned?
ASHES
This is the thickest layer of the Earth, where rocks melt to a goey paste called magma.
MANTLE
The outer thin layer of the Earth is called....
CRUST
This type of volcano hasn't erupted lately but is likely to erupt again in the future.
DORMANT VOLCANO
This layer of the Earth is solid since great pressure keeps iron from melting.
INNER CORE
This type of volcano is erupting or is likely to erupt in the future.
ACTIVE VOLCANO
What do you call a small container filled with powder that burns or explodes to produce coloured lights and noise in the sky?
FIREWORKS
These are the different pieces that make up the crust. They are similar to a jigsaw puzzle.
TECTONIC PLATES
When a volcano sends out different materials into the air there is an ....
ERUPTION
This layer of the Earth is liquid.
OUTER CORE
This is the hot liquid rock that flows from a volcano.
LAVA
This is the name of a scientist who studies volcanoes.
VOLCANOLOGIST
This is the name for the hole at the top of a volcanic cone.
CRATER
This is the name for a volcano that hasn't erupted for at leat 10,000 years and it's not expected to erupt again.
EXTINT