Weird and Wondrous Rocks / Nature's Wonders

Something that is _____ is heavenly.

• sacrifice

• celestial

• complaint

• employed

If you hired people to do a job, you _____ them.

• sacrifice

• celestial

• employed

• complaint

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

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

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

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

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

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

• to tell how a layer of limestone was dissolved

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

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

• to tell how stalagmites and stalactites are created

What is the genre of "Weird and Wondrous Rocks"?

• Historical Fiction

• Poetry

• Informational Text

• Non-fiction

What text structure does the author use to organize information about the mystery of the moving rocks?

• Description

• Compare and Contrast

• Sequence

• Problem and Solution

What is unique about the waterfall in Chestnut Ridge Park, New York?

• water flows rapidly over the ridge

• a small fire burns in a hollow area

• you will find more and more rocks made of shale

• rocks ring at different tones

In the Caverns of Sonora, Texas, what comparisons help the reader visualize the stalagTITES? (tight to the ceiling - grow down)

• popsicles and ice cream

• birds over the shore

• icicles

• popcorn

What word best descripes (It has no end and lasts forever)

• organic

• eternal

• intriguing

• grotto

what is a grotto

• something that has no end

• shale

• an eternal fire

• something like a cave