A) science fiction B) expository fiction C) fantasy D) expository nonfiction
A) crust, metal, magma, core B) crust, mantle, magma, core C) crust, rock, liquid, solid D) crust, mantle, outer core, inner core
A) a synonym of mantle B) red stuff that runs down the side of a volcano C) very hot, partly melted rock inside the earth D) the fourth layer of the earth
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) All layers of the core are hot like oatmeal. D) The core really has three layers: the inner core, the middle core, and the outer core.
A) True B) False
A) caption B) title C) chart D) diagram
A) sliders B) shapes C) slices D) plates
A) They float on the earth's mantle. B) There are about 20 of them. C) They used to be all stacked up on top of each other. D) They are always moving.
A) There is a large gap in the ground all the way to the core of the earth. B) Tectonic plates do not move apart. They only move closer together 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) The plates may crumple up to form a range of mountains. B) Tectonic plates never push into each other. C) The plates may completely disappear into the magma. D) Tectonic plates never move toward each other.
A) False B) True
A) the spot where a tsunami hits the land B) the center of the earth C) the place on earth's surface that is right above the point where an earthquake begins D) an epic movement in the ground
A) plate B) mantle C) outer core D) inner core
A) faults B) plates C) bumps D) humps
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) outer layers of the earth pressing down on the inner core B) a huge wave traveling miles through the ocean C) a place underground breaking away from a plate D) magma forcing the earth's crust into a dome
A) build up a wall of mud sliding into a building B) shoot up like flames from a fire C) work outward like ripples from a stone thrown in a lake D) go around in circles like a ball at the end of a string
A) block B) fold C) dome D) ridge
A) the Rockies B) the Apalachians C) the Himalayas D) the Sierra Nevada
A) an explosion B) a flood C) a blizzard D) sandpaper
A) to explain weather B) to explain what is happening to the earth C) to scare people 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) N C) S D) A
A) False. On the ocean, the tsunami may only be a few inches above the water's surface. B) True. The Wall of water is huge enough that the ship could call for help. 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) Dome B) Block C) Fold D) Hill
A) Block B) Fold C) Hill D) Dome
A) Dome B) Hill C) Block D) Fold
A) Where two edges meet together B) A small river or pond C) A sunny place D) Land that is along the sea |