A) expository fiction B) expository nonfiction 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) 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) 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) chart B) diagram C) caption D) title
A) plates B) slices C) sliders D) shapes
A) There are about 20 of them. B) They float on the earth's mantle. C) They used to be all stacked up on top of each other. D) They are always moving.
A) Magma fills the gap between the plates, hardens, and forms new land. B) There is a large gap in the ground all the way to the core of the earth. 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) Tectonic plates never move toward each other. B) The plates may crumple up to form a range of mountains. C) The plates may completely disappear into the magma. D) Tectonic plates never push into each other.
A) False B) True
A) the spot where a tsunami hits the land B) an epic movement in the ground C) the place on earth's surface that is right above the point where an earthquake begins D) the center of the earth
A) plate B) outer core C) mantle D) inner core
A) humps B) plates C) bumps D) faults
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) a place underground breaking away from a plate C) outer layers of the earth pressing down on the inner core D) magma forcing the earth's crust into a dome
A) build up a wall of mud sliding into a building B) work outward like ripples from a stone thrown in a lake C) shoot up like flames from a fire D) go around in circles like a ball at the end of a string
A) fold B) dome C) block D) ridge
A) the Apalachians B) the Himalayas C) the Sierra Nevada D) the Rockies
A) a blizzard B) an explosion C) a flood D) sandpaper
A) to scare people B) to warn people about dangerous places to live C) to explain what is happening to the earth D) to explain weather
A) By an earthquake B) By large fish flapping their fins C) By wind blowing over the sea D) By boats leaving big wakes
A) N B) T C) A D) S
A) False. The wall of water would be so big that the ship would not see it. B) True. A tsunami makes many huge waves that a ship would surely see and feel. C) False. On the ocean, the tsunami may only be a few inches above the water's surface. D) True. The Wall of water is huge enough that the ship could call for help.
A) Dome B) Hill C) Block D) Fold
A) Dome B) Fold C) Hill D) Block
A) Fold B) Dome C) Block D) Hill
A) Where two edges meet together B) A sunny place C) Land that is along the sea D) A small river or pond |