Earth Processes: Natural Disasters

1.What is the meaning of the word submerged in paragraph 5?

• A to be above waters

• B to be like water

• C to be below water

• D to have water within

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CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

2.Which two paragraphs talk about water - related natural disasters?

• F 3 and 4

• G 4 and 5

• H 5 and 6

• J 6 and 7

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CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

3.How can erosion lead to a landslide?

• A Erosion can remove the dirt and rocks supporting a mountainside, causing it to slide down.

• B Erosion can be caused by a landslide.

• C Erosion is a powerful force that shakes loose the soil, causing it to slide down.

• D Erosion cannot cause a landslide.

4.The diagram is included in the selection most likely to show -

• F how tsunamis occur

• G how magma under the earth's surface can cause a volcano to form

• H how volcanoes destroy nearby citites

• J the difference between volcanoes and landslides

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CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

5.What is the main idea of paragaraph 1?

• A There are many fast processes that shape the surface of the earth.

• B Natural disasters can dramatically and quickly change the earth's surface.

• C Slow processes like erosion and weathering change the surface of the earth over millions of years.

• D Landforms are changed by erosion.

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CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

6.The author wrote this selection mainly to -

• F entertain the reader with interesting true stories about natural disasters

• G persuade the readers to avoid natural disasters

• H express feelings about the tragedy of natural disasters

• J inform the reader about different kinds of natural disasters

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CCSS.RI.3.6

CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

7.The author organizes this passage by-

• A listing and describing the different kinds of fast processes that shape the earth

• B comparing and contrasting slow earth processes to fast earth processes

• C stating facts and opinions about different kinds of natural disasters

• D using a sequence of events to tell when different natural disasters have occurred

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CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

8.Which sentence from the passage best supports the idea that the earth is always changing shape?

• F Like the slow and constant processes that continually build up and tear away at the earth, natural disasters impact the land and how it looks

• G This leaves the rocks and soil exposed

• H Floods happen when normally dry areas are submerged in water

• J Because of their intensity and often dangerous nature, humans can't help but be fascinated by these geological hazards

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CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.2

9.The reader can tell this is a fact because-

• A 100 meters is really massive

• B there have been many books and movies about tsunamis

• C it is a statement that can be checked and verififed

• D the sentence has proper capitalization and punctuation

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CCSS.RL.11-12.6

10.Which definition of nature is used in paragraph 2?

• F Definition 1

• G Definition 2

• H Definition 3

• J Definition 4

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CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4