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