VolcanoesNature’s Incredible

FireworksBy: David L. Harrison

Genre: Expository nonfiction:Gives facts and information

Words to know

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

More Words to Know

• Crevice – a crack in Earth’s surface

• Collide – to crash into one another

• Lava – hot, melted rock that flows onto Earth’s surface from deep inside Earth

Beneath

• in a lower place; under; below

Buried

• Covered up; hidden

Chimney

• A tall, hollow column, usually made of brick, to carry away smoke from a fireplace or furnace

Earthquakes

• Violent shaking or shifting motion of the ground caused by the sudden movement of rock far beneath Earth’s surface

Fireworks

• Firecrackers and other things that make a loud noise or go up high in the air and burst in a shower of stars and sparks

Force

• Power; strength

Trembles

• Moves with a quick shaking motion

Volcanoes

• Hills or mountains built up by lava and ash around an opening in Earth’s crust

Let’s Practice!

Many places in the world have , or a violent shaking of the ground.

Earthquakes

The of an earthquake is so powerful that tall buildings sometimes fall to the ground.

Force

The had lots and lots of lava flowing from its opening.

Volcano

During an earthquake the ground , or shakes very quickly.

Trembles

I saw smoke coming from the at the top of their house. They must have a fire in the fireplace.

Chimney

There are plates that shift way down the Earth’s surface that cause an earthquake to happen.

Beneath

The on the fourth of July were very colorful in the night sky.

Fireworks

The car was in the snow after the terrible blizzard we had yesterday.

Buried

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