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