Arenal Volcano Word Search
Play a Arenal Volcano word search free online. We built the 12-word list around its landforms, its wildlife, and the habitats inside it, then scattered it across a 15×15 grid — horizontal, vertical and diagonal. Find them all to clear the board.
Words to find: ARENAL, VOLCANO, LAVA, BASALT, CALDERA, CRATER, PYROCLASTIC, CINDER, RAINFOREST, CLOUDFOREST, ORCHID, BROMELIAD.
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Arenal Volcano word list, defined
- VOLCANO /ˈvɒl.kə.noʊ/ · noun
- A mountain that opens downward to a bottomless pit or a vent in the Earth's surface, typically at the top of which is a vent or fissure from which lava, ash, and gases are emitted. Related: mountain, peak, hill, crater.
- LAVA /ˈlɑːvə/ · noun
- Molten rock from a volcano, or a flowing mass of molten rock from a volcano. It can also refer to a type of rock that is rich in iron and magnesium. Related: magma, molten rock, volcanic rock, igneous rock.
- BASALT /ˈbæsɔːlt, ˈbeɪsɔːlt/ · noun
- A dark, fine-grained igneous rock formed from the rapid cooling of lava at or near the Earth's surface; it is the most abundant rock in the oceanic crust. Related: lava rock, igneous rock, volcanic rock, traprock.
- CALDERA /kælˈdɛərə/ · noun
- A large, basin-shaped volcanic depression formed when a volcano collapses into or explodes out its underlying magma chamber, typically much wider than a volcanic crater. Related: volcanic basin, collapse basin, crater, depression.
- CRATER /ˈkreɪtər/ · noun
- A large, bowl-shaped cavity in the ground or on the surface of a planet or moon, typically one caused by an explosion or the impact of a meteorite. More broadly, any deep depression resembling such a cavity. Related: depression, hollow, basin, cavity.
- PYROCLASTIC /ˌpaɪroʊˈklæstɪk/ · adjective
- Relating to or consisting of rock fragments and gas that are ejected violently from a volcano during an eruption. Related: volcanic, incandescent, fiery, scorched.
- CINDER /ˈsɪndər/ · noun
- A small fragment of burned or partly burned matter, especially coal, wood, or other combustible material; the residue of combustion. Also used figuratively to mean something reduced to ruins or burnt-out remains. Related: ash, ember, clinker, slag.
- RAINFOREST /ˈreɪnfɔːrɛst/ · noun
- A dense forest of tall trees and undergrowth, typically in a tropical or subtropical region, with a high level of rainfall. Related: jungle, forest, woodland, wilderness.
- ORCHID /ɔːrˈtʃɪd/ · noun
- A flowering plant with showy, often fragrant flowers, typically having three petals and three sepals. The orchid is a popular ornamental plant. Related: lily, carnation, violet, jasmine.
- BROMELIAD /brəˈmiːliæd/ · noun
- Any plant of the tropical family Bromeliaceae, typically characterized by a rosette of stiff, often spiny leaves and a central flower spike; well-known examples include the pineapple and Spanish moss. Related: air plant, epiphyte, pineapple relative.
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