Fireworks Vocab Quiz

Match the following

• gunpowder

• substances that have specific properties and can combine with other substances to make something new.

• leader

• gunpowder that lights the stars and bursts the firework shells

• chemicals

• the fuse that connects the lift charge to an electric match.

• bursting charge

• explosive black powder used in fireworks and weapons

Match the following

• salute

• the making and lighting of fireworks and other fire effects.

• pyrotechnics

• metal tubes that hold fireworks shells and shoots them into the sky

• time fuse

• the fuse connects the lift charge to the bursting charge.

• mortars

• a single bright flash and loud bang.