Fill In Sentences:
Volcanoes
INSTRUCTIONS:
Fill in each blank box with the word from the above list that best completes the sentence.
awesome
dormant
potential
evacuation
renew
collide
routine
statistic
hazardous
vent
rift
landscape
erode
collapse
precise
1. Sasha’s grandparents decided to their wedding vows, so they got married for a second time.
2. Eventually, the movement of even a small stream will the surface of a rock.
3. During the of the building, people were instructed to remain calm and to not panic.
4. The newspaper printed a false about the local baseball team.
5. The volcano spewed a bit of lava on a schedule—once every few days.
6. Jason put his bed right beside the air conditioning so he would stay cool all night long.
7. A virus can be in a person's body for many years without making them sick.
8. Nellie thought the Grand Canyon was the most sight she had ever seen.
9. Tom's basketball coach thinks he has a lot of but he needs to sharpen his skills a little.
10. In winter, the road up the mountain could become slippery and .
11. "Down here you don't have a good view," Jack said, "but on the hill you can see the whole of the valley."
12. The house shook so much during the earthquake that Paul was afraid the walls would .
13. Rob's father made measurements of the floor so he would not have to buy any more carpet than necessary.
14. The in the sidewalk was so big that we had to jump over it.
15. Brad was running down the hall so quickly that he was likely to with someone, so Stacy made sure to get out of his way.
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Definition Matching:
Volcanoes
INSTRUCTIONS:
For each vocabulary word in the left column, locate its definition in the right column.
Type the number of the correct definition in the blank before the word.
renew
1. to make fresh or like new again
routine
2. to diminish or destroy by degrees
landscape
3. the movement of people away from an area because it is dangerous there
dormant
4. a fact or piece of information expressed as a number or percentage
statistic
5. ordinary; happening on a regular basis or schedule
collide
6. an opening through which smoke, fumes, or heat can escape
potential
7. not currently active
evacuation
8. inspiring awe; terrific; extraordinary
rift
9. the ability to develop or become something
hazardous
10. dangerous or risky
vent
11. the natural features of the land in a specific place
precise
12. to break down suddenly or fall into a heap
awesome
13. very accurate or exact
collapse
14. a crack or fracture in the Earth; a fissure or crevasse
erode
15. to crash together forcefully
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Crossword:
Volcanoes
After you enter a letter in a box, the focus will automatically move to the next box if it is available.
Words
ERODE
ROUTINE
PRECISE
AWESOME
COLLAPSE
EVACUATION
COLLIDE
HAZARDOUS
STATISTIC
POTENTIAL
RENEW
RIFT
DORMANT
VENT
LANDSCAPE
Across
2. the natural features of the land in a specific place
3. dangerous or risky
4. the ability to develop or become something
6. to break down suddenly or fall into a heap
8. not currently active
9. to crash together forcefully
10. very accurate or exact
13. to make fresh or like new again
14. a crack or fracture in the Earth; a fissure or crevasse
15. an opening through which smoke, fumes, or heat can escape
Down
1. the movement of people away from an area because it is dangerous there
5. a fact or piece of information expressed as a number or percentage
7. inspiring awe; terrific; extraordinary
11. ordinary; happening on a regular basis or schedule
12. to diminish or destroy by degrees
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Volcanoes, for kids, are explored in all their fiery wonder here, from their hot inner workings to the way they affect lives, the landscape, and the global climate.
What natural occurrence can transform a landscape in minutes and affect the global climate for years? If you answered volcanoes, you’re right! Kids will enjoy getting down to the nitty-gritty with these explosive phenomena, which can blow the tops off mountains and flatten forests, as well as build islands in the space of days. They all disgorge the same hot stuff: tons of molten lava, ash, smoke – and valuable minerals too – whether they erupt on distant planets or moons, under the sea, or in our own backyards (like Mount St. Helens in 1980). First, the inner workings of volcanoes, for kids, are exposed in a section that explains how they form and why they explode, and also details the role played by hot spots and subduction zones.
Then survey some of the most violent volcanic activity throughout history, including the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in A.D. 79, which buried the entire Roman city of Pompeii in ash and turned it into a time capsule. And what about the weird and wonderful side of volcanoes, which includes 12-foot worms that live near underwater volcano vents, a volcano that spews baking soda, and good ol' geysers like Old Faithful? Top it all off with a look at Dante, the volcano-diving robot, and a write-up on the people who study volcanoes. For kids, there is no cooler scientist than a volcanologist!
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Volcanoes: Active, Dormant, and Extinct
Volcanoes are like sleeping giants. After years, even centuries, of rest, they wake u ...
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An Inside Look at a Volcano
The roots of volcanoes lie 40 to 120 miles inside the Earth in a layer called the mantle.& ...
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How a Volcano Forms
Volcanoes exist because the surface of our Earth is in constant motion.
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Famous Volcanoes
The power of volcanic eruptions is hard to imagine, but let’s try.
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Hot Springs and Other Gifts From Volcanoes
Volcanoes have split personalities. For most of their long lives, they are quiet.
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Volcanic America
Traveling across the United States, you can see many landmarks left by volcanoes. You can ...
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Living with Volcanoes
Once volcanoes begin to erupt, nobody can stop them.
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1 Videos in this unit
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How a Volcano Forms
The Earth’s outer layer is divided into plates, like a jigsaw puzzle. These plates a ...
