Volcanoes of the World Stage 4 Comprehension Pack PDF

Volcanoes Of The World STAGE 4 Unit focus: Volcanoes Text focus: Information Text There are approximately 1,500 active volcanoes do ed around the world today. Most volcanoe...

Volcanoes Of The World STAGE 4 Unit focus: Volcanoes Text focus: Information Text There are approximately 1,500 active volcanoes do ed around the world today. Most volcanoes form at the ETNA SHIVELUCH Country: Italy boundaries of tectonic plates (enormous slabs of rock Last erup on: It is currently active and erupts roughly once a year Country: Russia that move about and form the Earth’s crust). This map Crater size: There are four different sized craters Last erup on: 2007 shows some of the most active volcanoes. Height: 3350m Crater size: 5.6 miles Height: 3307m UNZEN Country: Japan Last erup on: 1995 KILAUEA Crater size: It has numerous craters Country: United States of America (Hawaii) Height: 1486m Last erup on: 2018 (it had been erupting continuously since 1983) Crater size: 2 miles Height: 1247m PITON DE LA FOURNAISE OL DOINYO LENGAI Country: La Réunion Country: Tanzania Last erup on: 2019 Last erup on: 2006 Crater size: 4.3 miles at its widest Crater size: Roughly 400m Height: 2632m Height: 2962m A ding ro Rea und all resources ©2019 Literacy Shed e um C u r r ic ul Th http://www.literacyshedplus.com  SUMMARY FOCUS 1. Which volcanoes have more than one crater? 2. Which volcano has been dormant (hasn’t erupted) for the longest? 3. Order the volcanoes in order of height, from smallest to largest. 4. Of the volcanoes with crater measurements, which is the smallest? 5. Why hasn’t Etna got a last eruption date? VIPERS QUESTIONS I Why is the number of active volcanoes only given as “approximately 1,500”? V Which word tells you that volcanoes form on the edge of tectonic plates? R Which volcano is in the United States of America? V Find a word that tells you that Unzen has more than one crater. R Which volcano had been erupting for over 20 years before it stopped? all resources ©2019 Literacy Shed http://www.literacyshedplus.com