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Exploring Volcanoes Worksheet

Volcano erupting with lava flow

🌋 Part 1: Volcano Vocabulary

1. Match each volcano word to its correct picture by drawing a line:
Lava
Crater
Magma
Eruption
🔴 Hot liquid rock flowing down the mountain
⚫ The opening at the top of a volcano
🟠 Hot liquid rock inside the volcano
💥 When a volcano explodes and sends out lava
2. Circle the correct answer:

What comes out of a volcano during an eruption?

Water

Lava

Snow

3. Fill in the missing words using the word bank:

Word Bank: crater, magma, eruption, lava

a) Hot liquid rock inside a volcano is called _______________.

b) The opening at the top of a volcano is the _______________.

c) When a volcano explodes, it is called an _______________.

d) Hot liquid rock that flows out of a volcano is _______________.

✏️ Part 2: Understanding Volcanoes

4. Complete these sentences about volcanoes:

a) A volcano is a _____________ that can erupt hot liquid rock.

b) Lava is very _____________ and can be dangerous.

c) Volcanoes can be found all around the _____________.

5. True or False? Tick the correct boxes:

Volcanoes are always erupting

Lava is hot liquid rock

All volcanoes look exactly the same

Magma becomes lava when it comes out of the volcano

6. Draw and label a simple volcano. Include these parts: crater, lava flow, mountain

🏔️ Part 3: Extension Activities

7. For Higher-Level Learners: Write 3-4 sentences about a famous volcano you know or would like to learn about:
8. Creative Challenge: Describe what you think it would be like to see a volcano erupting (use your senses - what would you see, hear, smell?):
9. Science Connection: Why do you think scientists study volcanoes? Give one reason:

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