In the last sentence of of the first paragraph on pg 386, the author compares volcanoes to this.
What are fireworks.
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Which of the following has caused volcanoes to explode?
A. Rock melted and became magma
B. Gas was trapped and could not escape
C. Large amounts of mudslide downhill
D. Lava cannot form layers
What is
B. Gas was trapped and could not escape
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DID YOU KNOW?
The word "volcano" originally comes from the name of the Roman god Vulcan.
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Power or strength
Force
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This is where earthquakes mostly occur:
A. Where two plates meet
B. Under the mantle
C. In the ocean floor
D. Near the inner core.
Where two plates meet.
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The inner core would do this if there was less pressure on the ground:
A. Melt
B. Crack
C. Explode
D. Split
A. Melt
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DID YOU KNOW?
Volcanic eruptions can send ash ugh into the air, over 17 miles above the Earth's surface.
Stand up, give a high five to two people and sit back down.
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To move with a shaking motion
Tremble
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The crust,where we live is covered by two things
What are land and ocean
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To help the reader realize what the plates look like, the author compared them to these.
Jigsaw puzzle pieces
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DID YOU KNOW?
There are also volcanoes found on he ocean floor and even under ice caps.
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A tall hollow column usually made of brick to carry away smoke.
What is a chimney
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The author compares these two things on pg 390 in paragraph 3.
What are cracks in the crust to chimney flues
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These two cities were destroyed by natural events
A. Charleston,WV and New York, NY
B. Pompeii,Greece and San Francisco,CA
C. Las Vegas,NV and Washington D.C.
B. Pompeii and San Fransisco
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DID YOU KNOW?
About 1900 volcanoes on Earth are considered to be active and are likely to explode again.
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Hills or mountains built up by lava and ash around an opening in Earth's crust
volcanoes
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In 1906, a major earthquake destroyed this major city.
What is San Francisco
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How is magma different from lava?
Magma is melted rock beneath Earth's crust. Lava is melted rock that flows out of Earth's crust.
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DID YOU KNOW?
Lava can reach 1250 degrees Celcius and has the potential to burn everything in its path.