Hawaii Volcanoes Word Search
Play a Hawaii Volcanoes 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: KILAUEA, MAUNALOA, CALDERA, CRATER, RIFTZONE, LAVA, BASALT, MAGMA, TEPHRA, ASHFALL, PAHOEHOE, HOTSPRING.
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Hawaii Volcanoes word list, defined
- 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.
- 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.
- MAGMA /ˈmæɡmə/ · noun
- Magma is molten rock beneath the Earth's surface, or a mixture of molten rock and gas. It can also refer to a highly fluid and chaotic situation. Related: molten rock, lava, plasma, incandescent.
- TEPHRA /tɛfrə/ · noun
- Volcanic ash, rock, or other material ejected into the air by a volcanic eruption. Related: ash, lapilli, scoria, pyroclastic material.
- ASHFALL /ˈæʃfɔːl/ (US /ˈæʃfɔːl/ or /ˈæʃfɑːl/) · noun
- A deposit of fine volcanic ash that falls to the ground after an eruption, or the event of such ash falling from the sky. Related: ash, tephra, volcanic ash.
- PAHOEHOE /pəˈhoʊhoʊ/ · noun
- Smooth, billowy lava that has a shiny, glassy appearance, typically formed by the flow of fluid lava. A type of lava flow characterized by its smooth, rounded surface. Related: smooth lava, billowy lava, fluid lava, lava flow.
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