Earthquakes/Volcanoes
Before science could explain why earthquakes and volcanic eruptions occured, people used ________ to explain these natural phenomena.
What is myths.
What is the name for a book written about someone's life?
What is a biography.
Can you think of an idiom that means it's raining really hard.
What is "It's raining cats and dogs."
Insert quotation marks and commas into the following sentence:
The text states igneous rock forms from magma.
What is:
The text states, "igneous rock forms from magma."
I went to the store to get milk bread cheese lettuce and cookies.
(How many commas do I need in my list)
What is the rule:
What is 4 commas?
(I went to the store to get milk, bread, cheese, lettuce, and cookies.)
Rule: commas between items in a list
Fill in the blanks with the words more or less
Being close to the epicenter of an earthquake is _________ dangerous because the closer you are to the epicenter, the ________ warning time you have.
What is:
more
less
What is another word to describe a rupture in Earth's crust?
What is: a crack
Which idiom explains a painting that is not yet finished.
A. break the ice
B. a work in progress
C. hit the nail on the head
What is B
A work in progress is used to describe something that is not yet finished. This can apply to anything from writing a story to an volcanic island chain that is not finished growing.
What is the tag in the following sentence:
"My favorite kind of rock is obsidian," said Krishna.
what is: said Krishna
Mrs. Colby has lived in many states including Newburyport Massachusetts and Pembroke Pines Florida.
(where do I need commas and what is the rule?)
What is West Newbury, Massachusetts
and Pembroke Pines, Florida
rule: city, state
Scientists know that earthquakes happen due to the movement of ______________.
What is tectonic plates
What is a synonym for shake?
tremble, shiver, quake (or other teacher approved synonym)
What type of figurative language is being used in the following sentence?
The volcano screamed with rage as it threw rocks and spat out streams of hot lava.
What is personification?
Which sentence shows the correct use of a tag in the middle?
A. “I can’t wait to go,” she said, “to the park.”
B. I can’t wait, she said, “to go to the park.”
C. “I can’t wait to go,” she said “to the park.”
D. “I can’t wait to go,” she said “to the park.”
"My brother James is visiting from Concord New Hampshire this week."
(how many commas are missing? Where should they be located? Name the comma rule(s))
What is three commas.
"My brother, James, is visiting from Concord, New Hampshire this week."
rule 1: offsetting a person's name with commas before and after name
rule 2: city, state
Unlike myths, science can predict earthquakes by detecting tiny movements in the ground called _____________________.
What are seismic waves?
What is another way to say something is highly developed?
What is advanced
OR other synonyms: skilled, expert, sophisticated etc
What idiom means that someone will do what they say they are going to do, or keep their promises.
What is "true to his word."
Insert quotation marks and commas into the following sentence:
Wow said Julio there's so much snow outside.
What is:
"Wow," said Julio, "There's so much snow outside."
My dream is to visit the countries of Italy France Greece and Spain.
(How many commas are needed? What is the rule?)
What is three commas.
My dream is to visit the countries of Italy, France, Greece, and Spain.
Rule: commas between items in a list
When plates collide, pull apart, or slide past each other, scientists know this can lead to _____________ or _________________.
What is earthquakes or volcanic eruptions.
The __________, __________, __________ car zoomed down the street.
Use order of adjective rules to insert the following adjectives into the sentence.
red, small, shiny
What is: small, shiny, red car
order of adjectives: size, quality, color, noun
A creative force causes change, makes new things happen, or brings something into existence.
Using the definition provided, explain how volcanoes can act as creative forces.
Volcanoes can act as a creative force by creating new land, sustaining ecosystems, and forming rocks.
-repeated volcanic eruptions on land can create mountains and make volcanoes larger.
- Cooled magma from volcanoes creates igneous rock.
-Repeated volcanic eruption in the ocean can create island chains.
-Volcanic ash adds nutrients to the soil and helps plants grow.
Identify the tag in the following quote:
"Earthquakes," the text states, "can seem abrupt but happen due to years of pressure building on tectonic plates."
What is: the text states
The Declaration of Independence was signed
on July 4 1776.
(how many commas are needed? where? what is the rule?)
What is one comma.
The Declaration of Independence was signed on
July 4, 1776.
rule: comma between the day and year in a date