CKLA Unit 5 Content Assessment

The study of the makeup of the earth and the processes that change and shape it is called:

• archaeology
• geology
• physics
• geography

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

Which statement best explains the theory of plate tectonics?

• Earth's tectonic plates have been slowly moving and interacting for billions of years.
• Earth's tectonic plates are far apart and fixed in place.
• Earth's tectonic plates are far apart but are slowly moving closer to one another.
• Earth's tectonic plates fit tightly together and are fixed in place.

Which of the following is the most accurate statement about myths?

• Myths are told to teach important life lessons.
• Myths help explain unpredictable natural events.
• Myths are told to make children laugh.
• Myths are historically accurate accounts of past events.

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CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

Which layer of Earth is the outermost layer (we are on it), and is thin and rocky? It can be oceanic or continental.

• mantle
• inner core
• outer core
• crust

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

Which layer of Earth is the largest and thickest layer and is made out of hot, dense, rock?

• inner core
• outer core
• mantle
• crust

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

Which layer of Earth is the innermost layer and made out of very hot metal?

• inner core
• outer core
• mantle
• crust

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

Which layer of Earth is liquid and made of very hot (liquid) metal?

• inner core
• outer core
• mantle
• crust

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

True or False: Tsunamis form when earthquakes occur in the oceanic crust, causing the seafloor to shift?

• True
• False

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.3.3

True or False:Tsunamis travel fast- as much as 500 miles per hour.

• True
• False

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.5.3

True or False: Tsunamis are easy to stop as long as scientists have enough warning when they begin to form.

• True
• False

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.6.5