U5W2-Earthquakes, Eruptions, and Other Events that Change Earth

Read this Sentence from paragraph 2. "Natural disasters, such as earthquakes, volcanoes, and tsunamis, can happen without warning." Based on information in this sentence, the reader can conclude that natural disasters --

• can be prevented.
• are unexpected.
• create the best land formations.
• only affect people that live in big buildings.

Which word is an antonym of surface?

• exterior
• outside
• top
• inside

The reader can tell from the selection that scientists-

• are trying to find different ways to predict when a natural disaster may occur.
• have always had equipment to alert people when a natural disaster happens.
• will find a way to stop natural disasters from happening.
• aren't doing anything to help people when natural disasters happen.

Which sentence in the selection best supports the diagram on page 477?

• This layer is liquid metal.
• The mantle is made of solid rock and minerals.
• If you were to cut our planet open, you would see it is made up of four layers.
• The rock and minerals in the crust are shaped into landforms.

In paragraph 4, the word processes means?

• natural features found only on Earth.
• harming or dangerous
• actions that happen over time
• makes or forms rapidly

Under which sub-heading would the reader find information about landslides?

• The introductory Paragraph
• Slipping and Slidding
• Moving and Shaking
• Big Changes

What is the meaning of the word produces as it is used in paragraph 16?

• makes or forms
• reuses or recycles
• harms or puts in danger
• breaks with force

Look at the diagram. Which sentence completes the diagram.

• Melted rocks and ashes erupt from inside of the Earth.
• New land is created when lava cools.
• A storm with a violent wind enters land.
• Earth's plates push under each other.

The author wrote this selection most likely to-

• explain how natural disasters can be prevented.
• inform the reader how natural disasters can change Earth.
• encourage the reader to learn more about natural disasters.
• tell the reader where natural disasters never occur.

Look at the diagram below. Which of these complete the diagram.

• A mountain is created with the cooled lava.
• A volcano starts to erupt.
• Plants start growing in the new land.
• Soil and rock are moved with the force of a wave.