Earthquake and Volcano Quiz

What causes earthquakes in Japan every year?

• Namazu, the giant catfish

• Weather patterns

• The Richter scale

• Plate movements

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CCSS.RI.2.9

CCSS.RI.3.9

CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RL.5.7

In paragraph 5, what does the word advanced mean in the following sentence? "It has one of the most advanced earthquake early warning systems in the world."

• Traditional

• out-of-date

• highly developed

• simple

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CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

How does Japan's earthquake early warning system detect movements in the earth?

• When people feel the earth shake, they tell others around them.

• Seismographs across Japan send information about the slightest movements to a central location.

• Scientists wait to see if a tsunami forms off the coast as a result of an earthquake.

• Scientists look for earthquake epicenters on the ocean floor off the coast of Japan.

Why did Japan’s earthquake early warning system only give 15 seconds of warning to people in the city of Sendai before the 2011 earthquake?

How is the volcano in the island of Niishima off Japan’s coast acting as a creative force?

• The volcano is creating terrible destruction in Japan, just like earthquakes.

• The volcano continues to erupt, creating new rock that makes the island bigger.

• The volcano creates new minerals, gases, and seafloor sediments.

• The volcano has stopped erupting.

In paragraph 8, the author says that the world's youngest island is a volcanic work in progress. What does volcanic work in progress mean?

• The island is getting smaller due to volcanic activity.

• The island is a dangerous place to visit due to volcanic activity.

• The island is not done growing due to volcanic activity.

• The island is no longer close to Japan due to volcanic activity.

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CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

Type out the sentence again and insert a comma or commas in the appropriate location(s). When applicable, insert quotation marks in the appropriate locations. The first expedition to the bottom of the Mariana Trench took place no January 23 1960.

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CCSS.L.6.2A

CCSS.L.2.2B

CCSS.L.3.2B

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

Type out the sentence again and insert a comma or commas in the appropriate location(s). The text states Earth's tectonic plates have been slowly moving and interacting for billions of years.

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CCSS.L.6.2A

CCSS.L.4.2C

Type out the sentence again and insert a comma or commas in the appropriate location(s). Mount Rushmore National Memorial 13000 S Dakota 244 Keystone SD 57751.

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CCSS.L.6.2A

CCSS.L.2.2B

CCSS.L.3.2B

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

Circle the phrase with the adjectives in the correct order. Which of the following is correct?

• old, large, Hawaiian, a volcano

• a large, old, Hawaiian volcano

• a Hawaiian, old, large volcano

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A