4th Benchmark Advance Unit 8 Week 2

Mount Shasta is a temporarily inactive volcano.

• mantle

• magma

• dormant

• core

The interlocking pieces that make up the earth’s crust shift to cause earthquakes.

• plates

• core

• mantle

• Ring of Fire

What do we use the acronym NOSASCOMP for?

• the order of nouns

• the order of verbs

• the order of adverbs

• the order of adjectives

The earth is made of how many layers?

• 2

• 9

• 4

• 7

The clue words due to, because of, and as a result are used for which text structure?

• problem and solution

• cause and effect

• compare and contrast

• sequence and order

When does a volcanic eruption occur?

• Volcanic eruptions occur when plates collide and make the ground shake.

• Volcanic eruptions occur when glaciers melt and flood the valleys

• Volcanic eruptions occur when heat and pressure melt solid rock and push it through cracks in the Earth's surface.

• Volcanic eruptions occur when the sun heats the Earth's surface and creates droughts.

 The Hawaiian Islands are part of the volcanic region surrounding the Pacific Ocean.

• core

• crust

• mantle

• Ring of Fire

a seismograph measures

• sound

• distance

• vibrations

• miles

What does the root "rupt" mean?

• earth

• old or primitive

• break or burst

• to build

Where do volcanoes not occur?

• at plate boundaries

• at the interior of plates

• on land and along the ocean floor

• on the East coast of the United States