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