Volcano Vocabulary

A person who studies rocks, soil, and other physical features of the Earth.

The scientific study of volcanoes and volcanic phenomena.

A cone-shaped mass of volcanic cinders accumulated at the vent of a volcano.

A low, broad, dome-shaped volcano built up of overlapping built up of basaltic lava flows and often covering a very large area.

A volcano whose cone is made up of alternate layers of ash and lava.

Fine material thrown out of a volcano during an eruption.

Rocks composed chiefly of fragments of volcanic material.

Cooled volcanic rock material

The opening of a volcano in the earth’s crust.