Across
- 3. The twins came barging through the door with The Seattle Times newspaper. On the front page, it read, “Mount St. Helens _______!” P. 44
- 4. Jess was amazed to learn that there were 1,500 volcanoes around the world that could be active. 14 of those volcanoes that could be active were close-by in the range called the _________. P. 45
- 5. The big crater on the summit was growing. There were massive cracks and ______ on the north side of the mountain. P. 53
- 6. Mom told Jess not to worry, that they were safe in the city of _________, which was high up on a ridge. P. 42
- 8. The northwestern-most mountain on the map on pages 48-49 is Mount ___________, a potentially active stratovolcano in British Columbia, Canada. P. 48-49
- 9. ___________ snakes are common and harmless reptiles that live from Canada to Mexico. They have stripes and blotches on their bodies that resemble ________s or belts. P. 45
- 11. Dr. Morales explained that he can go only to the _________ of the crater. He explained that if a steam explosion happened while he was there – then he’d be boiled. P. 52ash This is the material that Dr. Morales would scoop up from the crater to take back to his lab to examine. P. 52
- 17. In the sentence, “We’ll go find it,” spoken by Sam, “it” refers to the __________. P. 56
- 19. Three sets of initials on pages 48 and 49 include WA, OR, and CA. These letters represent the _______ of Washington, Oregon, and California.
- 20. Sam explained about the warning signs – the rotten-egg _______ of sulfur, the mudslides and the pit vipers. P. 45
- 21. Sam telling about the fiery hurricane wind that swept down Mount Pelée (after its eruption) was way better than listening the ________ of Skeleton Woman. P. 45
- 22. The outer shell was the _______, and it was about 18 miles thick. P. 44
- 24. This word means, “a strip of some material that has been torn, cut, or scraped from something larger.” P. 43
- 26. When she tried to sleep, Jess kept imagining St. Helens exploding and a ________ wind sweeping down the mountain. P. 42
- 29. Dr. Morales said that the “volcano burp” was another _______ sign that St. Helens is wide-awake and getting read to erupt. P. 50
- 31. This word means “the highest point of the mountain.” A helicopter pilot would fly Dr. Morales to the _____ of the volcano. P. 51
- 32. The smoke from Mount Saint Helens earlier that day billowed up for only a few minutes. Dr. Morales called this a steam ________, which is steam, mixed with a little bit of ash. P. 50
- 33. Jess, Sam and Eddie and their classmates had a perfect view of Mount St. Helens. They noticed that pale gray smoke was ________ out of the top! P. 46
- 34. With all of the excitement over the impending eruption, Jess had managed to keep her mind off the fact that she’d lost her Dad’s ________ possession. P. 55
Down
- 1. As a noun, this compound word means “a reckless person who enjoys doing dangerous things.” As an adjective it means, “reckless and daring.” P. 53
- 2. Instead of playing _________, the kids gathered around Sam as he repeated the story of Mount Pelée. P. 45
- 4. A ______ is a bowl-shaped depression, or hollowed-out area, produced by the impact of a meteorite, volcanic activity, or an explosion. P. 52
- 7. This word means “barriers or barricades on a road, especially ones set up by the authorities to stop traffic.” This word is hyphenated in the book but is not on the puzzle. P. 46
- 10. Some items aren’t __________, but they have sentimental value, which is “the value of something to someone because of a personal or emotional association.” P. 56
- 12. This word means “feel, show, or express great anger” and it also means “emit gas, smoke, or vapor.” P. 55 bottom half of page
- 13. Groups of people were impatient to get back on the mountain … loggers, cabin owners and _________. P. 54
- 14. When Jess and the twins were at the diner, Mrs. Rowan was still with the twins’ ___________. P. 47
- 15. Dr. Morales was on the TV news, giving updates along with the other ________ who were closely studying the mountain. P. 51
- 16. Missy complained that she never saw the _______ of Skeleton Woman’s shack. P. 54
- 18. Mr. Daley had to calm down the students, assuring them that there were no pit vipers in ________ State -- or anywhere in the U.S. P. 46
- 23. (Before Jess could tell Mom about the camera ….) With Mom’s calming words ________ through her mind, Jess fell asleep. P. 43
- 25. Cancelling their quiz about fractions, Mr. Daley explained the different ________ of the Earth. P. 44
- 27. Underneath the crust was an ocean of fiery, ________ rock. This word means “liquefied by heat.” P. 44
- 28. The life of a seismologist was only exciting sometimes. There were nights trying to sleep in a freezing tent with 30 mile-per-hour winds _______ at the sides. P. 53
- 30. A ________ is the title of a newspaper story, which is printed in the largest font on the front of the paper. P. 44