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Study Guide "All About Earthquakes” – Test, Wednesday 1/21 

 

Vocabulary – Directions: Write the correct definition to each vocabulary word.  

1. boundaries

2. energy 

3. plates  

4. collide 

 

Directions: List an original word for the long vowel sound below. 

5. /a/ ______________ 

6. /e/ ______________ 

7. /i ______________ 

8. /o/ ______________ 

9. /u/ ______________ 

 

Directions: List 3 adjectives for the following nouns. (only use 1 color!) 

10. backpack: __________________, __________________, _________________

 

 

Directions: Write a sentence and illustrate 3 ways plates move. 

11.                                      12.                                  13. 

 

 

 

 

________________      ________________     ________________ 

 

Directions: Circle (T) for true and (F) for false: 

14. T     F  - Moving plates create earthquakes. 

15. T     F  - Plates are underneath the Earth’s surface. 

16. T     F - A tsunami happens when there’s an earthquake in the ocean. 

17. T      Skyscrapers fall down when there is an earthquake. 

 

Directions: Fill in the correct answer.  

18. Who studies earthquakes and warns people of them? ___________ 

 

19. What is the story’s genre? ____________________