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FIRST MAN IN SPACE:
April12,1961 Russian Cosmonaut (Astronaut)Yuri Gagarin became the first
human in space,making a 108-minute orbital flight in his Vostok1 Space craft.

BY
AKSHITHA K III-F

VOLCANOES AND EARTHQUAKES

The loudest explosions are made by volcanoes. They blast out smoke, ash and
red-hot rocks.

Earthquakes are not as noisy, but they can make the land shake so much that
the ground cracks and houses fall down.

ERUPTING VOLCANO:
When a volcano blows up or erupts,it may make a terrible noise.

Smoke rises high,pieces of rock shoot out,some as big as houses!
Red hot melted rock,called lava,pours out,too.
As the Lava cools,it hardens.

GIANT WAVE:

Sometimes an Earthquake at the bottom of the sea pushes up the water into a
huge wave.

When the wave crashes onto the shore, it can destroy the whole towns.
The giant wave is called the Tsunami.

EARTH SHAKER:
An earthquake makes the ground wobble and shake.
Buildings and bridges and fall down, roads crack open and rail tracks bend.
Electricity wires, gas pipes and water pipes break.
There is a great danger of electric shock, fires and floods.

SLEEPING VOLCANO:
If a volcano goes to sleep and is inactive for many years it is called a Dormant
Volcano, but it may wake up at any time and explode at any time.