Download parts of a volcano

PARTS OF A VOLCANO
Volcanoes were
named for the
Roman god of fire,
Vulcan.
CRATER
 the
cup-shaped TOP part
of a volcano through
which magma and other
volcanic materials flow.
GAS, ASH, AND
CINDERS
What
is left after a
volcano erupts?
CONE
the
side of a
volcano formed
by volcanic
materials
LAVA
hot,
molten rock on
the earth’s surface
 MOLTEN
heat
- melted by
SILL
horizontal
crack within
a volcano which holds
hardened magma
MAGMA CHAMBER
a
place in the mantle
(under the earth’s
crust) that stores
magma
MAGMA
hot,
molten rock
forced up the
central vent and
eventually through
the crater
DIKE
thick vertical crack
within a volcano
which holds
hardened magma
CONDUIT
path
from magma
chamber to crater
also
known as
central vent
SIDE VENT
vent
on the side of
a volcano for
escaping steam,
gas, and lava
THE END