Question

Complete the summary with words from the text. The island of Surtsey was formed by a volcanic eruption in the 1960s beneath the Atlantic Ocean near Iceland. Even while the volcano was still (1.) life began to arrive on the island. Plant seeds (2.) across the water from Iceland, and flies and seabirds also made their way there. In the years and decades that followed, (3.) observed an increasing variety of plants and animals colonising Surtsey. The Icelandic government controls access so that species are not accidentally (4.) to this natural biology laboratory. Erosion and the settling of the volcanic (5.) causing the island to shrink. are causing the island to shrink ​

Answer 1

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Beginning in November 1963, an eruption of ash and lava from the seafloor off the coast of Iceland forms a new volcanic island, Surtsey. ... Since then, erosion has reduced the elevation of the island to 505 feet (154 metres) above sea level and trimmed its area to 0.54 square mile (1.4 square km), as of 2008.