A) expository fiction B) fantasy C) science fiction D) expository nonfiction
A) crust, metal, magma, core B) crust, rock, liquid, solid C) crust, mantle, magma, core D) crust, mantle, outer core, inner core
A) a synonym of mantle B) very hot, partly melted rock inside the earth C) red stuff that runs down the side of a volcano D) the fourth layer of the earth
A) The outer core is runny liquid, and the inner core is solid. B) All layers of the core are hot like oatmeal. C) The core really has three layers: the inner core, the middle core, and the outer core. D) The outer core is solid, while the inner core is liquid.
A) True B) False
A) chart B) caption C) title D) diagram
A) shapes B) sliders C) slices 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) 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 crumple up to form a range of mountains. B) The plates may completely disappear into the magma. C) Tectonic plates never push into each other. D) Tectonic plates never move toward each other.
A) True B) False
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) outer core B) mantle C) plate D) inner core
A) humps B) faults C) plates D) bumps
A) The earth's plates have drifted apart. B) The earth's crust is made of metal. 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) outer layers of the earth pressing down on the inner core C) magma forcing the earth's crust into a dome D) a place underground breaking away from a plate
A) shoot up like flames from a fire 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) build up a wall of mud sliding into a building
A) fold B) dome C) ridge D) block
A) the Apalachians B) the Himalayas C) the Sierra Nevada D) the Rockies
A) an explosion B) a flood C) a blizzard D) sandpaper
A) to explain weather B) to warn people about dangerous places to live C) to explain what is happening to the earth D) to scare people
A) By large fish flapping their fins B) By boats leaving big wakes C) By wind blowing over the sea D) By an earthquake
A) N B) A C) S D) T
A) True. The Wall of water is huge enough that the ship could call for help. 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. A tsunami makes many huge waves that a ship would surely see and feel.
A) Hill B) Dome C) Fold D) Block
A) Block B) Hill C) Fold D) Dome
A) Dome B) Block C) Hill D) Fold
A) A sunny place B) Land that is along the sea C) Where two edges meet together D) A small river or pond |