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Wonders Gr4 Unit 1 Week 3 Reading comprehension

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  • Earth's crust is solid and behaves like a thick gel.
    FALSE
  • The 2010 Haiti earthquake had no fatalities due to collapsing buildings and falling debris.
    FALSE
  • Buildings do not need to be strong and flexible to survive an earthquake.
    FALSE
  • The crust of the Earth is divided into different pieces called plates.
    TRUE
  • A magnitude 7.0 earthquake is ten times smaller than a magnitude 6.0 quake.
    FALSE
  • The 2011 Japan earthquake was the fourth largest earthquake ever recorded with a magnitude of 9.0.
    TRUE
  • Earthquakes under the ocean can create fast-moving waves called tsunamis.
    TRUE
  • Seismologists can accurately predict when earthquakes will happen.
    FALSE
  • Most earthquakes occur at the edges of Earth's plates.
    TRUE
  • Earthquakes only cause destruction and have no positive effects on the landscape.
    FALSE
  • The next big earthquake in Japan was predicted to happen farther north away from Tokyo.
    FALSE
  • The 2011 Japan earthquake was the fourth largest earthquake ever recorded, with a magnitude of 9.0.
    TRUE
  • Tsunamis do not cause significant damage to buildings and infrastructure.
    FALSE
  • The next big earthquake in Japan was predicted to happen farther north, away from Tokyo.
    FALSE
  • The 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake in southern Asia produced 10-foot (3-meter) tsunamis.
    FALSE
  • Faults are breaks in Earth's crust where plates crash together, spread apart, and slide against each other.
    TRUE
  • During an earthquake, it is safe to use elevators to evacuate the building.
    FALSE
  • Dr. Inés Cifuentes is a seismologist who compares the movement of Earth's plates to the boiling of milk.
    TRUE
  • Earthquakes can only be predicted if enough information is collected about the earthquake zones.
    TRUE
  • Seismologists use seismographs to record the magnitude of an earthquake.
    TRUE
  • The 2011 Japan earthquake produced tsunami waves less than 10 feet (3 meters) high.
    FALSE
  • Faults are breaks in Earth's crust where plates crash together spread apart and slide against each other
    TRUE
  • The largest recorded earthquake in history struck Chile in 1960 with a magnitude of 9.5.
    TRUE
  • The 1960 Chilean earthquake produced tsunami waves up to 82 feet high.
    TRUE
  • Tsunamis caused by earthquakes can travel at speeds of more than 100 miles per hour.
    TRUE
  • During an earthquakeit is safe to use elevators to evacuate the building
    . FALSE
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