Practice 4 - Earthquake and Energy Vocabulary Quiz

Scientists are trying to **detect** changes in the earthquake fault.

• distinguish

• cover

• discover

• predict

Exchange rates **fluctuate** frequently in the global market.

• go up and down

• cross international borders

• be indecisive

• stay at one level

The **standard** currencies are used as reference points for other currencies.

• European

• foreign

• common

• inflated

Solar panels generate electricity without producing any **emissions**.

• panels

• electricity

• pollution

• accidents

The researchers wanted to **determine** the location of cancer cells.

• discover

• report

• miss

• hide

Energy sources will **enable** people to generate their own electricity.

• prevent

• allow

• stop

• reduce

The scientist's theory seems **plausible** after careful examination.

• complicated

• believable

• impossible

• confusing

The research team began to **locate** the source of the earthquake.

• ignore

• create

• find

• destroy

The **finite** supply of fossil fuels is a major concern.

• unlimited

• restricted

• complex

• renewable

Nanotechnology particles can be **programmed** to target specific cells.

• designed

• randomized

• scattered

• eliminated