Non-fiction:Rock, Rumble...Roar!

Rock, Rumble...Roar!

Leigh Haeger

A volcano is an opening in the ground or on top of a mountain. Kilauea is

one of the world's most active volcanoes. Kilauea is almost always erupting.
Scientists say that there are more than 500 active volcanoes in the world.
When a volcano erupts, lava, rocks, and gas burst out.

(1) The magma heats up.

Magma is hot liquid rock deep inside Earth. The magma chamber or pool is a
place where magma collects.

(2) The magma rises up.

The central vent is an opening at the top from which rocks, gases, and lava can
spill or burst. The cracks along the sides of the volcano are called side vents.

(3) The volcano erupts!

The plume is the hot puff of gases and smoke that blows out of the top.

(4) Lava flows out.

Lava is the name for the hot, melted rock that flows out of the volcano.

More Volcano Words to Know

An active volcano erupts regularly.

An inactive, or dormant, volcano erupts every now and then
An extinct volcano will probably never erupt again.

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Name: ____________________________ Date: ________________

Directions: Answer the following four questions based on the information

in the passage.

1. According to the article, what is a volcano?

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2. Looking at the picture in the article, what are the five main parts of a
volcano?
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3. Based on the passage, what is the sequence of events that leads to a

volcano erupting after the magma collects?
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4. What is this passage mostly about?

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Directions: Please read the sentence below and then write the word or
phrase that best answers the questions. The first answer has been provided
for you.

When a volcano erupts, lava flows out by rising through the central vent.

What? lava

5. (does) What?
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6. When?
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7. How?
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8. The question below is an incomplete sentence. Choose the word that

best completes the sentence.

A dormant volcano erupts every once in a while, _______ an extinct

volcano will probably never erupt again.

A but

B because

C so

Directions: Read the vocabulary word and definition below. Then answer
questions 9 and 10.

Vocabulary Word: erupt (e rupt): to explode or begin suddenly.

9. Read the sentences below and underline all forms of the word erupt.

a. For the science fair, the girl wanted to make a bottle of soda erupt, so
she added a Mentos mint to the soda and watched it explode.

b. When the baseball team scored the winning run, the fans erupted in
cheers.

c. As the group of girls began talking, giggles erupted.

d. The dry field suddenly erupted in flames because of a lighting storm.

e. Over 1,500 years ago, a Roman town was destroyed when a nearby
volcano erupted.

10. Which picture shows a volcano erupting?

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