G2B - Lesson 4 (Reading comp) | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

English 11 Public

Volcanoes

Study Slideshow

p323 - What special thing happened one day in April?

Hot liquid exploded from a volcano in Iceland.

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p323 - Did the volcano only affect local people?

No, it affected people all around the world.

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p324 - What is the crust of the earth like? (And what is each piece called?)

The shell of an cracked hardboiled egg. (Each piece is called a plate.)

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p324 - What is near the earth's core? (And what does it do?)

Hot liquid rock called magma. (It rises and falls)

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p325 - What happens if the plates move too far apart?

Magma comes out of the earth, where it's called lava.

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p325 - What happens if a lot of lava flows out from the earth?

A mountain is formed.

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p326 - What are some properties of lava?

Runny (like water) or stiff (like honey)

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p326 - Mount Loa is not very active - TRUE or FALSE?

FALSE (How active is it?)

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p327 - If the lava is stiff, what does it do?

It piles up and creates a volcano with steep sides, like a mountain.

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p328 - How do scientists know when a volcano is about to explode?

It swells, or bulges. (Why?)

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Do you want to live near a volcano? (Why / why not?)

???

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