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Volcanoes are mountains with openings in
Earth's crust through which magma, gases,
and ash reach the Earth's surface.
Volcanoes can change the Earth's surface.
When magma (melted rock) erupts from the
volcano the top of the mountain can be
changed, either built up or exploded off.
The lava and ash can destroy forests and
bury fields.
Magma is melted rock beneath the Earth's
surface. Once magma reaches the Earth's
surface, it is called lava.
Volcanic eruptions can change Earth's
weather patterns.
Are volcanoes considered to be a
constructive or destructive force?
Why?
Earthquakes, Tsunamis,
and
Landslides
How does Earth move?
The Earth is made of layers. The outer layer is the
crust. The crust is broken into 30 pieces called
tectonic plates. The crust floats on the next layer
of the Earth called the mantle. The mantle is made
of molten rock called magma.
The tectonic plates have been moving for hundreds
of million years! This movement is the cause of
many of the Earth's landforms.
Let's take a closer look at plate tectonics...
Where are Earth's plates?
How does the Earth's movement create
mountains?