Volcanoes Nature

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VolcanoesNatures Incredible Fireworks

• By David Harrison
• Genre Expository Fiction
• Authors Purpose Inform
• Skill Compare/Contrast

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Say It!

• beneath
• buried
• chimney
• earthquakes
• fireworks
• force
• trembles
• volcanoes

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More Words to Know

• crevice
• collide
• lava

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beneathin a lower place under below
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buriedcovered up hidden
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chimneya tall, hollow column, usually made of
brick, to carry away smoke from a fireplace or
furnace
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earthquakeviolent shaking or shifting motion of
the ground caused by the sudden movement of rock
far beneath Earths surface
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fireworksfirecrackers and other things that make
a loud noise or go up high in the air and burst
in a shower or stars and sparks
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forcepower strength
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volcanoes hills or mountains built up by lava and
ash around an opening in Earths crust
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trembles moves with a quick shaking motion
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My sister loves watching the fireworks on July
4th.
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My sister loves watching the fireworks on July
4th.
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The children were buried in the sand at the beach.
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The children were buried in the sand at the beach.
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Hawaii has many erupting volcanoes.
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Hawaii has many erupting volcanoes.
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We stood beneath the umbrella while it rained.
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We stood beneath the umbrella while it rained.
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The ground trembles during an earthquake.
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The ground trembles during an earthquake.
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Everything moves during an earthquake.
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Everything moves during an earthquake.
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They heard Santa coming down the chimney.
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They heard Santa coming down the chimney.
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The force of the wind was so great it almost blew
me down.
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The force of the wind was so great it almost blew
me down.
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Lets review our words. Watch carefully because
they will flash on the screen for just a moment.
We will clap as we spell the word.
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volcanoes
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earthquakes
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buried
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trembles
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beneath
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chimney
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force
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fireworks
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Spelling Words
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Review Questions p.386-389

• What blasts hot steam, ashes, and rock into the
  air?
• How can lava be different?
• How long does the mantle stretch?
• Why is the crust not like coconut shell?

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Review Questions p.390-393

• What causes an earthquake to happen
• What happened at Mount St. Helens in 1980?
• How do lava and ash help build a tall mountain?
• What are scientists learning about volcanoes?

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GREAT JOB!