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