A) science fiction B) expository nonfiction C) expository fiction D) fantasy
A) crust, mantle, magma, core B) crust, rock, liquid, solid C) crust, metal, magma, core D) crust, mantle, outer core, inner core
A) very hot, partly melted rock inside the earth B) the fourth layer of the earth C) red stuff that runs down the side of a volcano D) a synonym of mantle
A) The outer core is solid, while the inner core is liquid. B) The outer core is runny liquid, and the inner core is solid. C) The core really has three layers: the inner core, the middle core, and the outer core. D) All layers of the core are hot like oatmeal.
A) True B) False
A) chart B) diagram C) title D) caption
A) slices B) plates C) shapes D) sliders
A) They are always moving. B) They used to be all stacked up on top of each other. C) They float on the earth's mantle. D) There are about 20 of them.
A) Tectonic plates do not move apart. They only move closer together B) There is a large gap in the ground all the way to the core of the earth. C) Magma fills the gap between the plates, hardens, and forms new land. D) Magma fills the gap between the plates and forms new volcanoes.
A) Tectonic plates never push into each other. B) Tectonic plates never move toward each other. C) The plates may completely disappear into the magma. D) The plates may crumple up to form a range of mountains.
A) True B) False
A) the place on earth's surface that is right above the point where an earthquake begins B) the center of the earth C) an epic movement in the ground D) the spot where a tsunami hits the land
A) outer core B) inner core C) mantle D) plate
A) faults B) plates C) humps D) bumps
A) There are no mountains under the ocean. B) People have dug to the center of the earth. C) The earth's plates have drifted apart. D) The earth's crust is made of metal.
A) a huge wave traveling miles through the ocean B) outer layers of the earth pressing down on the inner core C) magma forcing the earth's crust into a dome D) a place underground breaking away from a plate
A) work outward like ripples from a stone thrown in a lake B) shoot up like flames from a fire C) go around in circles like a ball at the end of a string D) build up a wall of mud sliding into a building
A) block B) fold C) dome D) ridge
A) the Sierra Nevada B) the Rockies C) the Apalachians D) the Himalayas
A) a blizzard B) an explosion C) a flood D) sandpaper
A) to explain weather B) to scare people C) to warn people about dangerous places to live D) to explain what is happening to the earth
A) By large fish flapping their fins B) By an earthquake C) By boats leaving big wakes D) By wind blowing over the sea
A) A B) N C) S D) T
A) True. The Wall of water is huge enough that the ship could call for help. B) False. On the ocean, the tsunami may only be a few inches above the water's surface. C) False. The wall of water would be so big that the ship would not see it. D) True. A tsunami makes many huge waves that a ship would surely see and feel.
A) Dome B) Block C) Hill D) Fold
A) Hill B) Dome C) Block D) Fold
A) Block B) Dome C) Hill D) Fold
A) A small river or pond B) Land that is along the sea C) A sunny place D) Where two edges meet together |