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