| A | B |
| beneath | under |
| chimney | tower used to carry away smoke |
| earthquake | shifts in the crust of a planet that cause the ground to shake |
| fireworks | colorful lights that blow up in the sky |
| force | power |
| trembles | shakes |
| volcanoes | mountains that blow out melted rock, gas, and ash |
| fireworks | the author compared this to volcanoes |
| crust | part of the earth where we live |
| trapped gas | can cause a volcano to explode |
| melt | less pressure on the core would cause it to |
| jigsaw puzzle | What Earth's plates look like |
| two plates meet | where most earthquakes occur |
| Pompeii and San Francisco | Two places destroyed by natural events |