Quaking Earth

Which one is not a Text Feature

• Caption

• Photograph

• Diagram

• Sequence

What is the central idea of Rising Corals?

• How corals sustain life in the ocean

• How earthquakes can cause a tsunami.

• How reading corals can help determine when an earthquake is going to occur

• To present a diagram of how corals look.

What text features can be found on p 207?

• Photograph

• Map

• Table

• Diagram

On p 206 why did Sieh believe a giant undersea earthquake would take place in the early 2000s near Indonesia?

What are the tools used to predict an earthquake/tsunami?

• Seismograph/ GPS

• Rising Corals/ Seismograph

• Rising Corals/ GPS

• Technology from NASA

What comparison does the author use to help readers understand that the lithosphere is very thin? Textual evidence.

• If the Earth were the size of an apple , the lithosphere would be about as thick as the apple´s skin.

• the skin of an orange represents the lithosphere.

• The lithosphere is rock solid.

• What´s inside becomes hotter and more gooey.

What is the authors purpose for writing this article?

• To entertain readers with a story about natural disasters

• To persuade readers to evacuate the Tello Island.

• To explain how a Tsunami is formed

  
  

• To inform the reader how earthquakes can cause a tsunami.

The passage states that the Sunda Megathrust Fault was storing energy that would result in a massive undersea earthquake. What does massive mean?

• Lengthy

• Heavy

• Tough

• Large

What did Sieh and the other scientists learn after examining samples of coral?

• Coral can grow tall enough to wipe out an entire village.

• Islands on top of a continental plate were rising each year.

• Major earthquakes occurred about every 200 years.

• Some tsunamis can be up to 100 feet tall.

What evidence from the passage supports the fact that Tello Island was sinking?

• People started building their houses out of lightweight wood.

• Many islanders had moved away from the shore.

• Pathways were built to higher ground.

• Wells were full of salty seawater.