PAGES 317-320
PAGES 322-325
PAGES 326-329
GENERAL QUESTIONS
PSSA QUESTIONS
100
What is the genre of the passage?
expository nonfiction
100
What happens when a fault weakens the earth's crust?
Huge rocks rise and fall.
100
What happens when water freezes in cracks in rocks?
The cracks get bigger.
100
Is the passage real or make believe?
real
100
What type of figurative language compares two things using like or as?
simile
200
Name the two of the four characteristics of expository nonfiction.
It has facts, headings, photographs, and captions.
200
What type of mountain is formed when pressure on the crust pushes the rocks sideways and they twist and bend?
folded mountains
200
Slow moving ice is called ___.
glaciers
200
Is the passage fiction or nonfiction?
nonfiction
200
What type of figurative language compares two things but does not use like or as?
mataphor
300
What causes most mountains to form?
When plates in the earth's crust push and pull against each other.
300
What is molten rock called?
magma
300
What is the invisible gas in air called?
water vapor
300
What is the author's purpose for writing this passage?
to give information and facts about mountains
300
"My mom is like a beautiful red rose." is an example of what type of figurative language?
simile
400
What is the highest mountain above sea level in the world?
Mount Everest
400
How are dome mountains formed?
by the welling up of magma through a crack in the earth's crust which does not come to the surface but causes a bulge
400
Name one way mountains are important to us.
1. They create rain forests and deserts. 2. They store water and release it to help the land. 3. Mountain lakes provide drinking water. 4. Mountain rivers are harnessed for their energy. 5. People use them for activities.
400
"Dome mountains do not act or even look like volcanoes." is an example of what type of figurative language?
simile
400
"My brother is a cheetah when he runs." is an example of what type of figurative language?
mataphor
500
What is the Mid-Atlantic Ridge?
a 12,000 mile long underwater mountain chain that stretched the length of the Atlantic Ocean
500
Which of the following would you find by a volcanic mountain? : limestone, bare soil, cinders, caves
cinders (p. 324)
500
Which of the following would the author MOST LIKELY agree with? 1. Mountain ranges can rise up anywhere. 2. Mountains can cause changes in weather. 3. Mountain climbing is a sport most people enjoy. 4. Mountains on land last longer than mountains under water.
2. Mountains can cause changes in weather.
500
"Sometimes a rain shower or a small earthquake can send rocks roaring down..." is an example of what type of figurative language?
personification
500
What type of figurative language has something that is not human act like a human?
personification
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