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