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How Volcanoes Form Reading for Learning A
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Do you know Hawaii? It is a famous island. It is more than just an
island. It is a giant volcano, too! How does a volcano form? Deep
in the Earth, it is very hot. So rocks melt and become hot liquid. We
call this liquid rock magma. Sometimes, there are weak parts on the
Earth’s surface. Through the weak
parts, magma breaks out. Then
the land rises, and this becomes a
volcano.
Tell me about it.
How do rocks deep in the
Earth melt?
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17
Do you know Hawaii? It is a famous island. It is more than just an
island. It is a giant volcano, too! How does a volcano form? Deep
in the Earth, it is very hot. So rocks melt and become hot liquid. We
call this liquid rock magma. Sometimes, there are weak parts on the
Earth’s surface. Through the weak
parts, magma breaks out. Then
the land rises, and this becomes a
volcano.
Tell me about it.
How do rocks deep in the
Earth melt?
unit 4 Volcanoes 35
