Phase 5 Set 3
Age
7+
5
Underse Volc noes
for Letters and Sounds Revised
Phonemes covered: /ee/ ey, y /f/ ph /igh/ y /j/ g /l/ al, le /oa/ oe, ow /oo/ ou /s/ c, ce /u/ o, o-e /v/ ve /w/ wh
UNDERSEA VOLCANOES
Most volcanoes on our planet lie below the sea. Amazing animals live close to the boiling vents. Discover lots about undersea volcanoes!
An information book
Underse Volc noes Inb li Iserles
collins.co.uk/collinsbigcat
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Contents The sizzling sea Tectonic plates What is a volcano? Volcanoes of the deep Sea vents Glossary Index Undersea volcanoes
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Written by Inbali Iserles
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The sizzling sea Most people think of volcanoes as exploding peaks on tropical lands.
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Fact Volcanoes mainly form under the sea.
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Tectonic plates Our planet is covered in a thin, hard crust. the crust rock and magma liquid rock hard rock
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Like a giant jigsaw puzzle, the crust is made up of shifting slabs called tectonic plates.
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Sometimes tectonic plates bump into each other, or pull apart.
sea volcano plates push together
plates pull apart
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This can make mountains rise – and it can create volcanoes!
volcano on land
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Phase 5 Set 3
Age
7+
5
Underse Volc noes
for Letters and Sounds Revised
Phonemes covered: /ee/ ey, y /f/ ph /igh/ y /j/ g /l/ al, le /oa/ oe, ow /oo/ ou /s/ c, ce /u/ o, o-e /v/ ve /w/ wh
UNDERSEA VOLCANOES
Most volcanoes on our planet lie below the sea. Amazing animals live close to the boiling vents. Discover lots about undersea volcanoes!
An information book
Underse Volc noes Inb li Iserles
collins.co.uk/collinsbigcat
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