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Word Pyramid: Natural Wonders III
In these Word Pyramids, the first letter is given to you (which is the first answer). Use the clues to build the pyramid to find the answer. In each consecutive answer, a letter is added to the previous answer. However, the answer letters might not be in the same order. Good Luck!!
Starting letter: R
Clues:
1. Atomic number 18
2. Long-tailed rodents
3. A small mountain lake, especially one formed by glaciers
4. A long line of moving people, animals, or vehicles
5. The light brown fur of the coypu
6. A hanging screen
7. Of or containing uranium
8. --------- Volcano, Mexico
Starting letter: R
Clues:
1. Atomic number 18
2. Long-tailed rodents
3. A small mountain lake, especially one formed by glaciers
4. A long line of moving people, animals, or vehicles
5. The light brown fur of the coypu
6. A hanging screen
7. Of or containing uranium
8. --------- Volcano, Mexico
Hint
Located about 200 miles west of Mexico City.Answer
RAR
RAT
TARN
TRAIN
NUTRIA
CURTAIN
URANITIC
PARICUTIN
The eruption that created Paricutin began in 1943 and continued to 1952. Most of the explosive activity was during the first year of the eruption when the cone grew to 1,100 feet. The cone continued to grow for another 8 years but added only another 290 feet. Effusive activity began on the second day and continued to the end of the eruption. Lava flows covered about 10 square miles. The rate of eruption declined steadily until the last 6 months of the eruption when violent explosions were frequent and violent.
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