Geology

The study of the makeup of the earth and the processes that change and shape it is called ___________

• archaeology

• ecology

• geology
• geography

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CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.L.4.6

Which statement best explains the theory of plate tectonics?

• Earth's tectonic plates have been slowly moving and interacting for billions of years.

• Earth's tectonic plates are far apart and are fixed in place.

• Earth's tectonic plates are far apart but are slowly moving closer to one another.

• Earth's tectonic plates fit tightly together and are fixed in place.

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CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.4.2

Which of the following is the most accurate statement about myths?

• Myths are told to teach important life lessons.

• Myths help explain unpredictable natural events.

• Myths are told to make children laugh.

• Myths are historically accurate accounts of past events.

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CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

Earth's largest and thickest layer; consists of very hot, very dense rock

• inner core

• outer core

• mantle

• crust

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CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.4.2

solid; made of very hot metal; may be nearly as hot as the sun's surface; innermost layer

• crust

• mantle

• outer core

• inner core

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CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.4.2

think; rocky; outermost layer; two types: oceanic and continental

• mantle

• outer core

• crust

• inner core

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CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.L.4.4A

liquid; made of very hot metal

• outer core

• mantle

• crust

• inner core

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CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.L.4.6

Moving apart, colliding, and sliding sideways past one another are three ways in which ________ move.

• continents

• tectonic plates

• faults

• mid-ocean ridges

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CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.L.4.6

Numbers describe the intensity of earthquakes based on the largest seismic wave recorded

• seismograph

• Richter scale

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CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.L.4.6

Jagged up-and-down lines show the energy of seismic waves

• Richter scale

• seismograph

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CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.4.7