The Big Blast Unit 4 C. Perez, Griffith MS
Definition: a sudden falling of snow or rock down a mountain avalanche Definition: a sudden falling of snow or rock down a mountain Sentence: The hikers ran from the path of the avalanche.
avalanche
colonizer Definition: a plant or animal that moves to a new place to live Sentence: The tiny plant was a colonizer that did well in its new surroundings.
colonizer
Definition: bowl-shaped hole at the top of a volcano crater Definition: bowl-shaped hole at the top of a volcano Sentence: The scientist looked down into the volcano’s crater.
crater
Definition: a large, round top dome Definition: a large, round top Sentence: The building was covered by a dome.
dome
earthquake Definition: a sudden movement of the earth Sentence: The earthquake damaged houses and bridges throughout a large area.
earthquake
eruption Definition: a strong, sudden release of something Sentence: An eruption of ashes and lava poured out of a volcano.
eruption Mount St. Helen’s
flow Definition: stream, steady movement Sentence: The flow of water ran across the sidewalk for hours.
flow
Definition: power, energy; make something move force Definition: power, energy; make something move Sentence: The force of the wind blew down trees.
force
Definition: hot, melted rock that comes out of a volcano lava Definition: hot, melted rock that comes out of a volcano Sentence: The lava covered everything in its path as it flowed down the mountain.
lava
magma Definition: hot, melted rock below the earth’s surface Sentence: When magma reaches the Earth’s surface, it becomes lava.
magma
pressure Definition: energy used to press one thing against another Sentence: The pressure of the water caused the dam to break.
pressure
survivor Definition: a person, an animal or a plant that lives through a dangerous event Sentence: The pilot was the only survivor of the plane crash.
Jewish prisoners after liberation, 1945 survivor Prisoners at the time of liberation of the Ebensee camp, a subcamp of the Mauthausen concentration camp. This photograph was taken by Signal Corps photographer Arnold E. Samuelson. Austria, May 7, 1945. Jewish prisoners after liberation, 1945