A) science fiction B) expository fiction C) fantasy D) expository nonfiction
A) crust, mantle, magma, core B) crust, mantle, outer core, inner core C) crust, metal, magma, core D) crust, rock, liquid, solid
A) very hot, partly melted rock inside the earth B) the fourth layer of the earth C) red stuff that runs down the side of a volcano 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) True B) False
A) chart B) diagram C) caption D) title
A) sliders B) slices C) plates D) shapes
A) There are about 20 of them. B) They used to be all stacked up on top of each other. C) They are always moving. 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, hardens, and forms new land. C) Tectonic plates do not move apart. They only move closer together D) Magma fills the gap between the plates and forms new volcanoes.
A) The plates may completely disappear into the magma. B) Tectonic plates never move toward each other. C) The plates may crumple up to form a range of mountains. D) Tectonic plates never push into 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) mantle B) inner core C) outer core D) plate
A) plates B) faults C) bumps D) humps
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) a place underground breaking away from a plate B) magma forcing the earth's crust into a dome C) outer layers of the earth pressing down on the inner core D) a huge wave traveling miles through the ocean
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) dome B) ridge C) block D) fold
A) the Rockies B) the Himalayas C) the Apalachians D) the Sierra Nevada
A) a flood B) a blizzard C) an explosion D) sandpaper
A) to warn people about dangerous places to live B) to explain what is happening to the earth C) to explain weather D) to scare people
A) By large fish flapping their fins B) By boats leaving big wakes C) By an earthquake D) By wind blowing over the sea
A) A B) T C) N D) S
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) Block B) Hill C) Dome D) Fold
A) Block B) Fold C) Dome D) Hill
A) A sunny place B) Land that is along the sea C) A small river or pond D) Where two edges meet together |