Unit 5 Lesson 5: Earth’s Shakes and Quakes

Most earthquakes happen at (a)   .

How much energy is released when blocks of rock that were stuck break and slip past each other?

Circle the two answers that correctly complete the following statement.

Surface waves cause____________________ .

• the ground to shake, heave, sway, and lurch during an earthquake

• a fault to form in Earth’s crust

• most tsunamis

• the most earthquake damage

Read Earth’s Shakes and Quakes based on the selection, write a response to the following: 

List one way in which the seismograph and the Richter scale are different. List one way in which they are similar.

Write a well-organized informational composition that uses specific evidence from the selection to support your answer. 

Remember to

• clearly state your opinion (central idea)

• organize your writing

• List one way they are different 

• List one way they are similar

• develop your ideas in detail

• use evidence from the selection in your response

• use correct spelling, capitalization, punctuation, and grammar

Manage your time carefully so that you can-

• review the selection

• plan your response

• write your response

• revise and edit your response

Write two or three sentences that include one fact about a tsunami and at least two descriptive words from the text.