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