Unit 3: Volcano!

Learn these words from the science article by Beth Geiger (Inside: Level A, Unit 3).

Here are our links to the selections of "Natural Forces": Volcano!, Fleeing Katrina, Earthquake, Crisis Mapping

Here are our links to the units of Level A: Unit 1, Unit 2, Unit 3, Unit 4, Unit 5, Unit 6, Unit 7, Unit 8

Here are our links to the Inside books: Level A, Level B, Level C

Here is our link to a list of academic vocabulary for Inside: Academic Vocabulary
15 words 2,107 learners

Learn words with Flashcards and other activities

Other learning activities

Answer a few questions on each word. Use this to prep for your next quiz! Compete with other teams in real-time to see who answers the most questions correctly! Test your spelling acumen. Read the definition, listen to the word and try spelling it!

Teaching tools

Create and assign quizzes to your students to test their vocabulary. Assign learning activities including Practice, Vocabulary Jams and Spelling Bees to your students, and monitor their progress in real-time.

Full list of words from this list:

words only definitions & notes
  1. volcano
    a fissure in the earth's crust through which gases erupt
  2. surface
    the outermost level of the land or sea
  3. layer
    a single thickness of some substance or material
  4. force
    cause to do through pressure or necessity
  5. pressure
    the act of putting pressure on something
  6. erupt
    become active and spew forth lava and rocks
  7. active
    (of e.g. volcanos) capable of erupting
  8. batter
    a mixture, as of flour, eggs, and milk, used in cooking
  9. plate
    a rigid layer of the Earth's crust
  10. boundary
    the line indicating the limit or extent of something
  11. base
    the bottom or lowest part
  12. ash
    the residue that remains when something is burned
  13. soil
    material in the top layer of the surface of the earth
  14. dangerous
    involving or causing risk; liable to hurt or harm
  15. warning
    a message informing of danger
Created on August 5, 2016 (updated August 17, 2016)

Sign up now (it’s free!)

Whether you’re a teacher or a learner, Vocabulary.com can put you or your class on the path to systematic vocabulary improvement.