A) expository nonfiction B) expository fiction C) science fiction D) fantasy
A) crust, rock, liquid, solid B) crust, mantle, magma, core C) crust, mantle, outer core, inner core D) crust, metal, magma, core
A) the fourth layer of the earth B) a synonym of mantle C) very hot, partly melted rock inside the earth D) red stuff that runs down the side of a volcano
A) All layers of the core are hot like oatmeal. B) The outer core is runny liquid, and the inner core is solid. C) The outer core is solid, while the inner core is liquid. D) The core really has three layers: the inner core, the middle core, and the outer core.
A) False B) True
A) title B) diagram C) caption D) chart
A) shapes B) plates C) slices D) sliders
A) They float on the earth's mantle. B) They used to be all stacked up on top of each other. C) There are about 20 of them. 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 and forms new volcanoes. 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 completely disappear into the magma. C) The plates may crumple up to form a range of mountains. D) Tectonic plates never move toward each other.
A) True B) False
A) the center of the earth B) the spot where a tsunami hits the land C) an epic movement in the ground D) the place on earth's surface that is right above the point where an earthquake begins
A) mantle B) inner core C) plate D) outer core
A) bumps B) faults C) plates D) humps
A) The earth's plates have drifted apart. B) People have dug to the center of the earth. C) The earth's crust is made of metal. 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) work outward like ripples from a stone thrown in a lake B) shoot up like flames from a fire C) build up a wall of mud sliding into a building D) go around in circles like a ball at the end of a string
A) block B) fold C) ridge D) dome
A) the Rockies B) the Sierra Nevada C) the Apalachians D) the Himalayas
A) sandpaper B) a flood C) a blizzard 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 large fish flapping their fins B) By boats leaving big wakes C) By an earthquake D) By wind blowing over the sea
A) S B) N C) T 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) Fold C) Hill D) Block
A) Block B) Hill C) Dome D) Fold
A) Hill B) Block C) Dome D) Fold
A) Where two edges meet together B) A sunny place C) Land that is along the sea D) A small river or pond |