Quaking Earth Racing Wave DOL 11-10-2020

The author most likely wrote this selection to —

• A. tell readers how the Richter scale measures earthquakes

• B. explain the cause as well as some effects of earthquakes

• C. share suggestions for what to do if you feel an earthquake

• D. show readers the dangers of earthquakes and several types of tsunamis

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CCSS.RI.5.2

From the information presented in section Rising Corals, the reader can conclude that-

• A. Studying the shape of coral in the ocean can tell scientist nothing about changes in the ocean floor

• B. Studying the shape of coral can tell scientists a lot if it is shaped like a donut

• C. Studying when earthquakes hit and where can predict when a volcano will erupt

• D. Studying where fault lines are can help scientists predict earthquakes

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CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.5.8

Which sentence from the text supports the idea how tsunamis are caused by what?

• A. But a tsunami is started by a disturbance, such as an undersea earthquake, that shifts water at the ocean floor.

• B. The ground shook so violently that people were knocked off their feet.

• C. The deadly waves kept flooding beaches for hours.

• D. Using underwater chainsaws, Sieh and other scientists sliced off slabs of coral heads that were hundreds of years old.

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CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RI.5.8

Which sentence best states the central idea of the text?

• A. Students cover the heads during an earthquake drill in Indonesia

• B. As they traveled the islands by boat and helicopter, Sieh and his colleagues explained why earthquakes and tsunamis happen and what people can do to prepare.

• C. Until it does, he’ll try to understand as much as he can about why and how the earth moves, and he’ll teach the people that live nearby about the danger that lurks under the waves

• D. The powerful quakes would likely cause tsunamis, fast-moving waves that could wipe out the entire seaside village.

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CCSS.RI.5.2

What is the message the author is trying to convey?

• A. That planning for a tsunami can save thousands of lives.

• B. You cannot plan for a tsunami.

• C. Tsunamis can be forecasted after a very strong earthquake in the ocean

• D. Tsunami planning should not be done by anyone other than scientists.

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CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.5.8

The author uses imagery in paragraph 7 to illustrate the-

• A. That coral can be shaped like a doughnut after repeated rise and fall of the ocean floor

• B. That the coral gets its shape from the waves in the ocean

• C. In some area’s earthquakes occur almost every 200 years in that part of the ocean and causes tsunamis.

• D. Over hundreds of years, all this up and down causes the coral to grow outward in dough-nut shaped rings.

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CCSS.L.5.5A