CKLA Unit 5 Geology Assessment

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17 questions

Earth's Forces at Work in Japan

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Earthquake Myths

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CKLA Unit 5 Geology Assessment

CKLA Unit 5 Geology Assessment

What causes earthquakes in Japan every year?

Using the numbers 1–3, rank the three major earthquakes Japan has experienced in the past hundred years or so in order of strength, numbering the strongest earthquake with the number 1.

Why was the earthquake you labeled as the strongest in Question #2 also the most destructive earthquake?

In paragraph 5, what does the word advanced mean in the following sentence?

How does Japan’s earthquake early warning system detect movements in the earth?

Why did Japan’s earthquake early warning system only give 15 seconds of warning to people in the city of Sendai before the 2011 earthquake?

How is the volcano on the island of Niishima off Japan’s coast acting as a creative force?

In paragraph 8, the author says that the world’s youngest island is a volcanic work in progress. What does volcanic work in progress mean?

What does the word tremble mean in the following sentence from paragraph 2?

In paragraph 7, the author says the turtle was true to his word. What does this mean about the turtle?

How was the turtle true to his word?

Why did the Great Spirit tell the turtles not to move?

Why did the turtles get angry?

What happened when the turtles got angry?

What causes earthquakes according to this Gabrielino Indian myth?

In the Hoh myth, why does Thunderbird grab Whale out of the water?

What caused earthquakes according to this Hoh myth?

What causes earthquakes in Japan every year?

Using the numbers 1–3, rank the three major earthquakes Japan has experienced in the past hundred years or so in order of strength, numbering the strongest earthquake with the number 1.

Why was the earthquake you labeled as the strongest in Question #2 also the most destructive earthquake?

In paragraph 5, what does the word advanced mean in the following sentence?

How does Japan’s earthquake early warning system detect movements in the earth?

Why did Japan’s earthquake early warning system only give 15 seconds of warning to people in the city of Sendai before the 2011 earthquake?

How is the volcano on the island of Niishima off Japan’s coast acting as a creative force?

In paragraph 8, the author says that the world’s youngest island is a volcanic work in progress. What does volcanic work in progress mean?

What does the word tremble mean in the following sentence from paragraph 2?

In paragraph 7, the author says the turtle was true to his word. What does this mean about the turtle?

How was the turtle true to his word?

Why did the Great Spirit tell the turtles not to move?

Why did the turtles get angry?

What happened when the turtles got angry?

What causes earthquakes according to this Gabrielino Indian myth?

In the Hoh myth, why does Thunderbird grab Whale out of the water?

What caused earthquakes according to this Hoh myth?