Transcript Geology

Rocking and
Rolling
T. Goodson - JME
What is the 2nd layer of the earth?
A. Plate
C. Mantle
B. Crust
D. Core
What is the author’s purpose?
A. To give information about the earth
B. To give directions about the weather
C. To entertain you with a story about
the earth.
D. To persuade you to be a geologist
How hot is the center of the
earth?
A. 9 degrees F.
C. 90 degrees F.
B. 9000 degrees F.
D. 900 degrees F.
How many earthquakes cause
damage?
A.
All
B.
Most
C.
None
D.
Few
What is wind erosion like?
A. flood
C. blizzard
B. sandpaper
D. explosion
What are cracks in block
mountains called?
A.
Faults
B.
Bumps
C.
Humps
D.
Plates
What is magma compared to?
A. A bowl of ice cream
B. A bowl of soup
C. A bowl of oatmeal
D. A bowl of candy
Which is NOT a type of mountain?
A. Block
C. Ridge
B. Dome
D. Fold
How do the shocks from an
earthquake move?
A. In a straight line
B. Like ripples of water
C. In waves like a slinky toy
D. Shooting up like flames of a fire
What causes earthquakes?
A. Earth’s crust
pressing on the
core
C. Magma forming a
dome
B. Huge waves
moving through
the ocean
D. Underground
plates breaking
apart
Find the true statement.
A. The earth’s crust is made of metal.
B. There are no mountains in the ocean.
C. The earth’s plates have drifted apart.
D. People have dug to the earth’s core.
Liquid rock inside a volcano is
called __________.
A. range
C. peak
B. magma
D. epicenter
The __________ of the mountain is
covered with snow.
A. peak
C. edges
B. coast
D. magma
Don’t tear the __________ of the
picture.
A. epicenter
C. range
B. coast
D. edges
Sea turtles lay their eggs along
the __________ of Georgia.
A. peak
C. coast
B. magma
D. epicenter
Part of the Appalachian Mountain
_______ is in North Georgia.
A. range
C. edge
B. magma
D. coast
The earthquake started at the
____________.
A. coast
C. epicenter
B. peak
D. range