VOLCANOES – Study Guide
SPELLING WORDS
Concept/Skill: wr, kn, mb, gn
thumb
gnaw
written
know
climb
design
wrist
crumb
assign
wrench
knot
wrinkle
lamb
knob
knit
wrestler
bologna
cologne
honeycomb
knickknack
VOCABULARY
beneath in a lower place; under; below * You will most likely find your shoes beneath your bed.
chimney a tall, hollow column, usually made of brick, to carry away smoke from a fireplace or furnace * We could not build a fire because there was a bird’s nest in our chimney.
trembles moves with a quick shaking motion * The tiny dog trembles in the cold.
earthquakes violent shaking or shifting motion of the ground caused by the sudden movement of rock far beneath Earth’s surface * My cousin lives in California and has survived two earthquakes.
force power; strength * There was not enough force to push the book off the table.
buried covered up; hidden * My homework was buried under all of my dirty clothes.
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 * Each New Year we go to the park to watch the fireworks.
volcanoes hills or mountains built up by lava and ash around an opening in Earth’s crust * In Hawaii there are still active volcanoes.
OTHER WORDS TO KNOW
authorities the officials in control * The authorities were called to check the building’s safety before people could go back inside.
debris scattered pieces or bits of something that has been torn down or blown up * When Prudy’s closet exploded there was debris all over her room.
evacuate to get everyone out of a dangerous place or situation * When the fire alarm was pulled we had to evacuate the building.
crevice a crack in Earth’s surface * After the earthquake there was a great crevice in the building’s foundation.
collide to crash into one another * The two cars were about to collide on the road.
lava hot, melted rock that flows onto Earth’s surface from deep inside Earth * The volcano had hot lava pouring out of it.