A Storm Too Soon section 1 vocabulary quiz

Circumnavigate means:

• To travel around something completely.
• To walk around something partially.
• To fly over something without touching it.
• To travel in a straight line away from something.

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Eddies are:

• straight flows of water
• static bodies of liquid
• random movements of gas
• circular movements of water

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RI.8.5

Meandering means:

• Straight line
• Circular motion
• wandering path; not straight

• Random direction

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Pitchpole is:

• A technique for anchoring a boat in strong winds.
• A method of racing where boats are towed by a motorboat.
• A maneuver used to increase speed by lowering sails.
• a boat goes end over end when capsizing

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

Combers are:

• devices for measuring fabric thickness
• tools for dyeing textiles
• tools or machines used in the textile industry to separate and align fibers
• long curling sea waves

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Phosphorescence is:

• a glowing or light not made from heat

• A type of chemical reaction that produces heat instantly.

• A phenomenon where light is absorbed but not given off.

• A method of generating electricity from light.

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Scrutinizing means:

• to ignore completely
• to summarize briefly
• to analyze superficially
• to inspect closely and thoroughly

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Mahimahi is:

• a type of fruit
• a type of vegetable
• a type of fish
• a type of lobster

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Cockpit means:

• The area in a car where the driver sits.
• A type of aircraft wing design.
• The control panel for a spaceship.
• The area in an aircraft or boat for the pilot

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Erratic means:

• consistent
• irregular or unpredictable

• reliable
• predictable

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4