Vocabulary
What does documentation mean?
Official or important information (ID)
What year did Marta see the newsreel?
1944
Where did this take place?
Kansas
What is Alvin?
A tiny submarine
What does exerts mean?
Apply or bring force (throwing a ball)
What was the name of the volcano?
Mt. Vesuvius
How do tornadoes form?
Tornadoes form when a spinning column of air connects clouds of a thunderstorm to the ground
True or False: Volcanoes form and erupt under the water
True
What does pulverize mean?
To grind or crush
What did Marta and the tourists do at the volcano?
They climbed it and stood at the rim
Why didn't the family go near the windows?
The windows would break the glass into shards
What did scientists call the little chimneys that black smoke gushed out from?
Black smokers
What does cascaded mean?
To pour or gush over (waterfall)
What did Marta describe the sound as when the volcano erupted?
A lion roaring
What did Megan see outside after the tornado?
She saw the roof gone, inside was a mess, tree fell on their car, and shards of glass on the lawn
How do creatures survive in the dark and cold areas of the ocean?
*Think about what gives them warmth and nutrients
They live near thermal vents that provide warmth and the minerals (sugar) provide nutrients for the creatures
What does scalding mean?
Hot or sizzling
What point of view was the story told in?
Third person
How many people died and how many buildings destroyed?
What kinds of creatures live deep in the ocean near the thermal vents?
Tube worms, giant clams, and long-necked barnacles