Why does the boy consider the shark his enemy?
The shark destroyed Mafatu’s fish trap and ate the fish he had caught. It also threatened the life of his dog, Uri.
What kind of place does Jess think the gallery is?
a. a smelly place
b. an eerie place
c. a sacred place
d. a scary place
c. a sacred place
The part of the Earth we live on is called the _______________.
a. crust
b. core
c. mantle
d. lithospheric plains
a. crust
What is the theory of continental drift? What is the main reason early scientists did not accept the idea of continental drift
The theory that continents drifted apart in the past and continue to do so. Wegner could explain what force cause the continents to break apart and move.
Define "frantically"
With extreme emotion such as anxiety or fear.
Why was Mafatu impotent or helpless even though he was angry?
Mafatu could not stop the shark because it was too powerful and dangerous. All he could do was watch and shout at it.
What does Jess think the other men at the gallery feel about him?
a. They think he’s a stupid kid.
b. They’re jealous he’s with Miss Edmunds.
c. They think he’s too noisy.
d. They want to talk to Leslie.
b. They’re jealous he’s with Miss Edmunds.
Most of the Earth’s mass is in the _______________.
a. core
b. lithosphere
c. mantle
d. crust
c. mantle
What is a fault? What often occurs there?
Fault - A break in the earth's crust.
Earthquakes often occur there.
Rewrite each sentence and place the adjective clause in the correct place. Use commas where needed.
The dog shook water from its fur which had been out in the rain.
The dog, which had been out in the rain, shook water from its fur.
What caused the dog to fall overboard?
Uri was running excitedly from one side of the raft to the other. When a large wave hit, his movement shifted the raft’s balance and tipped it at a dangerous angle, causing him to slide into the water.
What was the problem at lunch time?
a. Jess didn’t have any money.
b. There wasn’t anything Jess likes to eat.
c. Miss Edmunds wanted to leave early.
d. Jess’s family came looking for him.
a. Jess didn’t have any money.
What is the lithosphere?
a. Earth’s entire mantle and crust
b. Earth’s upper mantle and crust
c. Earth’s inner and outer core
d. Earth’s outer core and mantle
b. Earth’s upper mantle and crust
What is the definition of a mineral?
It is a natural, nonliving solid with a definite chemical structure.
Rewrite each sentence and place the adjective clause in the correct place. Use commas where needed.
A great show was on the television whose name I can’t remember.
A great show, whose name I can't remember, was on the television.
Why couldn’t the dog immediately get back on the raft?
The wave pushed the raft away from Uri, and he was left swimming frantically trying to catch up to it.
What did Jess feel about the Indian and buffalo display?
a. He really loved it
b. He wanted to draw it.
c. It made him feel sick.
d. He felt kinship with it.
d. He felt kinship with it.
What kind of rock forms when magma cools and hardens?
a. sedimentary
b. metamorphic
c. crystals
d. igneous
d. igneous
What are the three types of plate boundaries?
1- Spreading Boundary
2- Fracture Boundary
3- Colliding Boundary
Complete each sentence with the correct present/future real conditional verb.
She always ________________(read) a book if she _______________(have) time.
She always reads a book if she has time.
Why did Mafatu jump in the water in the end?
Mafatu jumped into the water to save Uri from the approaching hammerhead shark.
What did Miss Edmunds not know how to use in Japan?
chopsticks
b. the telephone
c. the toilet
d. the bus
c. the toilet
Minerals are made up of _____________.
a. crystals
b. sediments
c. magma
d. rocks
a. crystals
Explain how sedimentary rock is like a “history book.”
It forms in layers with the oldest rock at the bottom. Because the layers are formed in sequence sedimentary rock is like a history book with past events captured in each layer.
Complete each sentence with the correct present/future unreal conditional verb.
I __________________(go) swimming everyday if my home___________(be) on the beach.
I would go swimming every day if my home were on the beach.