Vocabulary
Geology Comprehension
Grammar
Morphology
Surprise
100

We must use RAP when answering short answer questions on our test. What does RAP stand for?

Restate

Answer

Prove

100

Each time a volcano erupts, it gets ________, because of the lava cooling into rocks.

Each time a volcano erupts, it gets bigger, because of the lava cooling into rocks. 

100

Where does the comma go?


Today is January 29 2024.

Today is January 29, 2024.

100

She did not mean to forget her homework; it was purely (accidental, accidentally, careful, carefully) that she forgot.

Which word completes the sentence?

She did not mean to forget her homework; it was purely ACCIDENTAL that she forgot.

100

What is Mrs. Persons' baby's name?

Evie

200

The ground trembles during an earthquake. 

What does tremble mean?

Tremble means to shake.

200

Earthquakes happen on or near _____ ________.

Earthquakes happen on or near plate boundaries. 
200

Where does the comma go?

Ft Wright Elementary
500 Farrel Dr
Covington KY 41011

Ft Wright Elementary
500 Farrel Dr
Covington, KY 41011

200

Mountain building is not a (speedy, speedily, loud, loudly) process; it takes many years for mountains to form. 

What word completes the sentence?

Mountain building is not a SPEEDY process; it takes many years for mountains to form.

200

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300

Some volcanoes are a work in progress. What does that mean?

A work in progress means its not finished, it's still growing.

300

Where do earthquakes commonly happen? Select all that apply.

Kentucky 

California

Japan

California and Japan

300

Where do the commas go?

The earth is made up of the inner core outer core mantle and the crust.

The earth is made up of the inner core, outer core, mantle, and the crust.

300

A mid-ocean ridge can form along a huge (photograph, biography, rupture, eruption) , or crack, in Earth’s crust.

What word completes the sentence?

A mid-ocean ridge can form along a huge RUPTURE or crack, in Earth’s crust.

300

Tell me 3 things you have learned in this Geology unit

Answers will vary

400

What is a myth?

A fictional story that explains natural phenomenon. 

400

Why is it hard to give out early warnings before an earthquake hits?

It is hard to give out early warnings of an earthquake because they happen suddenly and quickly.

400

Where do the quotations and commas go?


The text states When lava cools, it turns into igneous rock.

The text states, "When lava cools, it turns into igneous rock."

400

Their vacation _______ ended due to COVID spreading. 

What word completes the sentence? Think of a word that uses the root "rupt". 

Their vacation ABRUPTLY ended due to COVID spreading.

400

Describe the volcano myth we read about in Chapter 5 of the Geology Reader. You may look back at the chapter to refresh your memory, but only for 10 seconds. GO.

The volcano myth was about 2 sisters who were enemies. One sister created a volcano to create a new island to get away from her sister. It was said that each time the volcano erupted, the spirit was angry, but if she were calm, the volcano was silent. 

500

What are seismographs? 

An instrument that measures and records details of earthquakes force and length.

500

What is a similarity of earthquakes and volcanoes?

What is a difference of earthquakes and volcanoes?


Answers will vary.

Similarities: They are both caused my plate tectonics, they are both natural disasters that are dangerous.

Differences: One causes the ground to tremble and crack, the other erupts and creates igneous rock. 

500

Unscramble this sentence to put the adjectives in the correct order AND put commas where they belong.

volcano erupted American the big ancient

The big, ancient, American volcano erupted. 

500

Have you read the _______ on Alfred Wegener? 

What word completes the sentence? The word uses the root "graph".

Have you read the BIOGRAPHY on Alfred Wegener?

500

What is a cause and effect of an earthquake?

What is a cause and effect of a volcano?

Answers will vary:


Because earthquakes happen so suddenly, people do not have time to be safe. 


If a volcano erupts more and more, it creates an island.

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