| Term | Definition |
| Magma chamber | The pocket beneath a volcano where magma collects. |
| Pipe | A long tube through which magma moves from the chamber to Earth's surface. |
| Magma | The molten mixture of rock-forming substances, gases, and water from the mantle. |
| caldera | The large hole at the top of a volcano formed when the roof of a volcano's magma chamber collapses. |
| shield volcano | A wide, gently sloping mountain made of layers of lava and formed by quiet eruptions. |
| hot spring | A pool formed by groundwater that has risen to the surface after being heated by a nearby body of magma. |
| extinct | A volcano that will not erupt again. |
| active | A volcano that is erupting or has shown signs of erupting in the near future. |
| Volcano | A weak spot in the Earth's crust where magma has come to the surface |
| dormant | A volcano that does not show signs of erupting in the near future sleeping. |
| cinder cone volcano | A steep, cone-shaped hill or mountain made of volcanic ash, Cinders, and bombs piled up around a volcano's opening. |
| Island arc | A string of islands formed by the volcanoes along a deep ocean trench. |
| crater | A bowl-shaped area that forms around a volcano's central opening. |
| composite volcano | A tall, cone-shaped mountain in which layers of lava alternate with layers of ash and other volcanic material. |
| lava flow | The area covered by lava as it pours out of a volcano's vent. |
| Hot spot | An area where magma from deep within the mantle melts through the crust above it. |
| geyser | A fountain of water and steam that builds up pressure underground and erupts at regular intervals. |
| silica | A material that is formed from the elements oxygen and silicon; silica is found in magma. |
| Aa | A slow-moving type of lava that hardens to form rough chunks; cooler than pahoehoe. |
| geothermal energy | Energy from water or steam that has been heated by magma. |
| Pahoehoe | A hot, fast-moving type of lava that hardens to form smooth, rope like coils. |
| Lava | Liquid magma that reaches the surface;also the rock formed when liquid lava hardens. |
| volcanic neck | A deposit of hardened magma in a volcano's pipe. |
| Ring of fire | A major belt of volcanoes that rims the Pacific Ocean. |
| pyroclastic flow | The expulsion of ash, cinders, bombs, and gases during an explosive volcanic eruption. |
| batholith | A mass of rock formed when a large body of magma cooled inside the crust. |
| Vent | The opening through which molten rock and gas leave a volcano. |
