McGlinnen Elementary 2nd/3rd Grade Students
Surface changes
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March 20th 1980 Mount st. Hellen's
erupts
.
Volcanoes are openings in the earth's
surface
.
The word volcano originally comes from the name of the roman god of fire Volcan.
Earthquakes
involve the powerful
movement
of rock in the earth's crust.
Earth quakes are caused by
tectonic
plates.