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