Nature's Wonder

Why did people used to think that some of the ringing rocks did not ring?

• Some people tapped the rocks with a type of hammer that does not create a ring

• Some of the ringing rocks makes sounds that are too low for people to hear

• The rocks are made of diabase, which is a type of volcanic rock.

• Some of the rocks have been frozen and thawed many times.

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Think about the Caverns of Sonora. Why does the author explain that dripping water creates mineral buildup?

• to show why some of the cave deposits look like popcorn

• to tell how stalagmites and stalactites are created

• to show what led a dog to the cave's entrance

• to tell how a layer of limestone was dissolved

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The passage says some rocks "resemble" drinking straws. What does "resemble" mean?

• are close in appearance to

• are the same color as

• are bigger than

• are used as

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Why does the author include information about scientists studying "sailing" rocks in Death Valley?

• to show which types of rocks scientists think will move the farthest

• to describe which rocks scientists believe are most likely to move

• to explain how scientists discovered the reason the rocks moved

• to argue that more scientist should learn about rocks that move

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Think about the title. How did the author show that rocks are weird and wondrous?

• by answering questions from the readers about rocks

• by arguing which types of rocks are the most beautiful

• by telling how rocks have changed since the beginning of time

• by giving examples of unique rocks from across the United States

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Think about the poem "The Great Barrier Reef." Why are astronauts able to see the reef from space?

• The reef is made of beautiful coral.

• The reef is sixteen hundred miles long.

• The reef is a habitat to different sea creatures.

• The reef is located along the Queensland coast.

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What is the main idea of the first stanza of "The Mariana Trench"?

• The trench is mysterious, but people will still be able to learn things about it.

• The trench is like a sleeping giant, and it will be angry that its rest is being disturbed.

• The trench realizes that it is more grand and beautiful than anything else in the ocean.

• The trench admires the explorers and the machines they use to travel through the deep.

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Line 7 of "Aurora Borealis" contains the word "peer". What does "peer" mean?

• fall

• stay

• look

• swim

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The poem "Aurora Borealis" depends most on which sense to present its message?

• sight

• smell

• touch

• hearing

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How does the poet arrange the lines in the poem "Mount Everest"?

• by making sure that every pair of lines ends with rhyming words

• by asking and then answering a list of questions about the mountain

• by dividing the poem into the times before and after the climbers reach the top

• by making each line longer than the one above it so the poem looks like a mountain

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