Volcanoes and plates
Answers are for parents and teachers.
1
Draw and label the three layers of the Earth as an apple. Write one fact about each layer.
Crust: thin outer layer where we live. Mantle: thick middle layer. Core: centre of the Earth.
2
Write the difference between magma and lava.
Magma is melted rock under the ground. Lava is melted rock on the surface.
3
A paste flows 18 cm in 6 seconds. What is its speed?
18 ÷ 6 = 3 cm each second.
4
Make a volcano safety poster for a faraway town. Show two things people should do.
Answers differ, for example: listen to warnings and follow the evacuation plan; keep an emergency bag ready.
5
Explain to someone at home why scientists study volcanoes with models.
Real volcanoes are dangerous and huge; models are safe, small and show the same pattern.