Download Pushing Up the Sky By: Joseph Bruchac

Volcanoes
Nature’s Incredible
Fireworks
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
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
Good job!