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Duplicate of All About Earthquakes Open Court Unit 2 Lesson 4
Duplicate of All About Earthquakes Open Court Unit 2 Lesson 4
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Open Court Second Grade Unit 2 Lesson 4
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How do scientists try to guess when earthquakes will happen?
by measuring how rivers move
by seeing how buildings sway
by looking for tsunamis
by watching plate movements
2
Which of these words means
the edges of something
?
boundaries
victories
supports
arches
3
What does the word
structures
most likely mean in this sentence?
Structures
lined the banks of the river.
animals
buildings
storms
cliffs
4
Which sentence from the article
best
supports your answer?
Plates can move away from each other.
Earth’s surface, or crust, is made up of many plates.
As they do, they rub against each other.
Plates usually fit tightly together.
5
What is one effect of a tsunami mentioned in the selection?
It can cause rivers to move.
It can cause islands to form.
It can wash away buildings.
It can wash mountains away.
6
What is the meaning of
absorb
in this sentence? A sponge will
absorb
water.
soak up
freeze
make warm
handle
7
What does the word
energy
mean in this sentence? Some of our
energy
comes from the sun.
power
signals
record
worries
8
All of Earth’s plates make up the
core
desert
orbit
crust
9
What is a synonym for
collide
in this sentence? Be careful or you will
collide
with that bike.
store
lose
crash
pass
10
You can infer from the story that most earthquakes
create giant waves called tsunamis.
make new mountain ranges.
cause a lot of damage in big cities.
happen where plates come together.
11
How well do Earth’s plates fit together?
loosely most of the time
not very well
close together
with a lot of space in between
