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Quaking Earth, Racing Waves

Authored by Ashley Redman

English

5th Grade

CCSS covered

Used 188+ times

Quaking Earth, Racing Waves
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

What did Sieh and the other scientists learn after examining samples of coral?

Coral can grow tall enough to wipe out an entire village.

Islands on top of a continental plate were rising each year.

Major earthquakes occurred about every 200 years.

Some tsunamis can be up to 100 feet tall.

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CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

What evidence from the passage supports the fact that Tello Island was sinkinig?

People started building their houses out of lightweight wood.

Many islanders had moved away from the shore.

Pathways were built to higher ground.

Wells were full of salty seawater

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CCSS.RI.5.8

CCSS.RI.4.8

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RL.4.5

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

According to the passage, what is the relationship between underwater earthquakes and tsunamis?

Tsunamis cause underwater earthquakes.

Tsunamis form as a result of underwater earthquakes.

The size of tsunamis determines the severity of underwater earthquakes.

The season will affect whether a tsunami will develop after an underwater earthquake.

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

why do Sieh and his colleagues recommend that people on the island use bamboo to build their homes?

Bamboo is lightweight and will cause less damage than heavy concrete if toppled in an earthquake.

Bamboo is an expensive material, which means it is a good quality building material.

Bamboo is traditionally used to build villages, and this tradition should continue.

Bamboo is flexible and easy to harvest.

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CCSS.RI.5.8

CCSS.W.5.9A

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

The passage states that the Sunda Megathrust Fault was storing energy that would result in a massive undersea earthquake. What does massive mean?

lengthy

heavy

tough

large

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CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

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