NATURE's MYSTERIES VOLCANOES SARAH MACHAJEWSKI Britannica Educational Publishing U IN ASSOCIATION WITH ROSEN EDUCATIONAL SERVICES
4 EARTHLY EXPLOSIONS Imagine you’re looking at a mountain From the outside it is big solid and steady Suddenly great bursts of fire shoot into the air Clouds of ash and gas roar into the sky Rivers of lava race down the sides Now it is clear that is a volcano not a mountain Volcanoes have fasci nated people for centuries The ancient Romans believed volcanoes erupted Fiery lava explodes from the mouth of a volcano Volcanic eruptions are both dangerous and fascinating
Volcanoes
To ancient peoples, volcanic eruptions represented the wrath of angry gods. Today, the inner workings of the Earth are less mysterious.
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By: Sarah Machajewski
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