Integrating Information from 2 sources

Integrating Information from
2 sources

Multiple Choice

Which excerpt BEST connects to the idea in the attached passage?

• "The Ring of Fire...extended in a horseshoe shape around much of the Pacific Ocean."

• "The melted rock rises to the surface through gaps between the plates."

• "And if the earthquake is beneath the ocean, it may also cause a deadly tsunami."

• "This is why the risk of volcanoes, earthquakes, and tsunamis is greater there than in many other places in the world."

Draw

Read this sentence from "Living on the Ring of Fire":

Japan maintains sensors on the Pacific Ocean floor that measure seismic waves.

Now read the excerpt from "What Makes the Ring of Fire?"

Underline a sentence that helps explain the above detail.

Multiple Choice

Which statement is BEST supported by BOTH passages?

• Earthquakes were not common in Japan before March 2011

• Tsunamis cause flooding and damage coasts along the Ring of Fire

• Earthquakes can also cause tsunamis that can be deadly

• A two-minute warning gives people time to stay safe during an earthquake

Multiple Select

Which TWO sentences from the passages BEST support the answer: Earthquakes can also cause tsunamis that can be deadly.

• "People listened and took cover. Students ducked under desks."

• "In less than two minutes, the earthquake struck...a giant tsunami hit the coast."

• "And if the earthquake is beneath the ocean, it may also cause a deadly tsunami."

• "On a geological map, you would see it follows the edges of some of Earth's plates."