volcanoes
Earth's fiery vents
Volcanoes is the plural of volcano—an opening in the earth's crust through which molten rock, ash, and gases erupt.
The word covers both the geological vent and the mountain that forms around it: The Hawaiian islands were created by volcanoes.
Figuratively, a person or situation described as a volcano is prone to explosive outbursts.
Violent burst of energy
- pyroclasticHot eruption debris
- ashfallAirborne volcanic debris descending
- lava flowMoving volcanic discharge
- plumeOrnamental feather or rising column
blast · spew · eject · dormant · active · extinct · stratovolcano · caldera
Peak or diplomatic gathering
- craterImpact or volcanic basin
- calderaCollapsed volcanic summit basin
- coneTapered solid, circular base
- peakUtmost height attained
ridge · vent · fissure · plateau · massif · archipelago · atoll · seamount
Molten rock underground
- basaltFine-grained volcanic stone
- andesiteIntermediate volcanic rock
- aaSharp, blocky lava flow
- obsidianGlassy igneous rock
scoria · pumice · tuff · igneous · silica · viscosity · molten · mantle
Devastating, large-scale misfortune
- evacuationRemoval from danger
- destructionAct of completely ruining
- aftermathResults following an event
- casualtiesThose killed or wounded
emergency · fatalities · rescue · relief · crisis · devastation · displaced · Pompeii
Italian volcano, historically destructive
- KrakatoaIndonesian volcanic island
- EtnaSicilian active volcano
- St. HelensActive Cascade Range volcano
- KilaueaActive Hawaiian shield volcano
Mauna Loa · Yellowstone · Santorini · Stromboli · Rainier · Erebus · Olympus Mons · Kilimanjaro
Roman forge god
- HephaestusGreek forge deity
- PrometheusFire-stealing benefactor of mortals
- forgeFurnace for shaping metal
- underworldRealm of the departed
Tartarus · Enceladus · fire god · Aetna · creation myth · wrath · sacrifice · appeasement
explosion
Violent burst of energy
- pyroclasticHot eruption debris
- ashfallAirborne volcanic debris descending
- lava flowMoving volcanic discharge
plume · blast · spew · eject · dormant · active · extinct · stratovolcano · caldera · crater
summit
Peak or diplomatic gathering
- craterImpact or volcanic basin
- calderaCollapsed volcanic summit basin
- coneTapered solid, circular base
peak · ridge · vent · fissure · plateau · massif · archipelago · atoll · seamount · dome
magma
Molten rock underground
obsidian · scoria · pumice · tuff · igneous · silica · viscosity · molten · mantle · tectonic
catastrophe
Devastating, large-scale misfortune
- evacuationRemoval from danger
- destructionAct of completely ruining
- aftermathResults following an event
casualties · emergency · fatalities · rescue · relief · crisis · devastation · displaced · Pompeii · Herculaneum
Vesuvius
Italian volcano, historically destructive
- KrakatoaIndonesian volcanic island
- EtnaSicilian active volcano
- St. HelensActive Cascade Range volcano
Kilauea · Mauna Loa · Yellowstone · Santorini · Stromboli · Rainier · Erebus · Olympus Mons · Kilimanjaro
Vulcan
Roman forge god
- HephaestusGreek forge deity
- PrometheusFire-stealing benefactor of mortals
- forgeFurnace for shaping metal
underworld · Tartarus · Enceladus · fire god · Aetna · creation myth · wrath · sacrifice · appeasement
- US geographystates, capitals, state boundaries, state lines, regions
- earth scienceatmosphere, earthquake, geology, crust, eruption
- Physical Sciencesphysics, chemistry, astronomy, geology, meteorology
- ScandinaviaNorway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Iceland
- volcanicslava, magma, eruptions, lava flows, tephra
- Latin America travelMachu Picchu, Cancun, Rio de Janeiro, Galapagos, Chichen Itza
volcanoesextinct volcanoes
Peaks that will never erupt
tectonic plates · plains · plateaus · geysers
volcanoesglaciers
Slow-moving ice masses
ice caps · ice sheets · icebergs · frozen tundra · polar regions
- active volcanoMountain capable of erupting
- dormant volcanoCurrently quiet volcanic peak
- active volcanoesMountains currently capable of eruption
- baking soda volcanoVinegar-powered eruption model
- extinct volcanoMountain with no future eruptions
- dormant volcanoesCurrently non-erupting volcanic peaks