Directions:  Use the following words to fill in the blanks:

blast         crashing         disaster         lava         Magma         pumice         rumbling

1. A ________ sound came from the ground.

2. Everything was ________ down around them.

3. ________ is pushed to the surface of the earth.

4. Once the melted rock gets outside the volcano it is called ________.

5. A ________ rock is very light and has holes like a sponge.

6. Mount Vesuvius erupted was a terrible ________.

7. A ________ of heat and dust nearly knocked them over.



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Chapter 7

1. A rumbling sound came from the ground.

2. Everything was crashing down around them.

3. Magma is pushed to the surface of the earth.

4. Once the melted rock gets outside the volcano it is called lava.

5. A pumice rock is very light and has holes like a sponge.

6. Mount Vesuvius erupted was a terrible disaster.

7. A blast of heat and dust nearly knocked them over.

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