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2nd grade science worksheet with fill-in-the-blank sentences about volcanic islands, lava, and Earth's crust, with a word bank.
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How Do New Islands Form? Reading and Vocabulary

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This printable 2nd grade science worksheet introduces how volcanic islands form through nine fill-in-the-blank sentences with a word bank. Students practice vocabulary including lava, crust, plates, ash, and pumice while learning that volcanoes create new land underwater. Suitable for earth science lessons, science reading practice, or a Magic School Bus unit on geology.

Subject:
Science
Topic:
Earth Science
Grade Level:
2nd Grade
Updated May 2026

Word Bank

  • ash
  • constantly
  • cools
  • crust
  • deeper
  • hardens
  • hotter
  • lava
  • plates
  • pumice
  • slips
  • slowly
  • underwater

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