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Volcanoes
Volcanoes, moving plates, and igneous rock features
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| An opening in Earth that erupts gases, ash, and lava | Volcano |
| Magma reaches the Earth's surface and flows out through an opening called a _______. | Vent |
| A steep walled depression around a volcano's vent | crater |
| An area where the Earth's plates are moving apart | Divergent boundary |
| Places where the Earth's plates move together | Convergent boundary |
| Hot area at the boundary between Earth's mantle and core that pushes magma to crust | Hot Spot |