All About Earthquakes

What does the word structures most likely mean in this sentence? Structures lined the banks of the river.

• cliffs

• storms

• buildings

• animals

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CCSS.L.2.4A

CCSS.RI.2.4

What is the meaning of absorb in this sentence? A sponge will absorb water.

• freeze

• make warm

• soak up

• handle

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CCSS.L.2.4A

CCSS.RI.2.4

Which of these words means the edges of something?

• arches

• boundaries

• victories

• supports

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.2.4

What is a synonym for collide in this sentence? Be careful or you will collide with that bike.

• pass

• lose

• store

• crash

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CCSS.L.2.4A

CCSS.L.2.5B

What does the word energy mean in this sentence? Some of our energy comes from the sun.

• power

• record

• signals

• worries

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CCSS.L.2.4A

CCSS.RI.2.4

How well do Earth’s plates fit together?

• close together

• not very well

• with a lot of space in between

• loosely most of the time

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CCSS.RI.2.1

What is one effect of a tsunami mentioned in the text?

• It can wash away buildings.

• It can cause rivers to move.

• It can wash mountains away.

• It can cause islands to form.

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CCSS.RI.2.1

How do scientists try to guess when earthquakes will happen?

• by measuring how rivers move

• by looking for tsunamis

• by seeing how buildings sway

• by watching plate movements

All of Earth’s plates make up the

• orbit

• desert

• crust

• core

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.2.4

How many ways can Earth's plates interact?

• 5

• 2

• 10

• 3

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CCSS.RI.2.3