Shake, Rattle, and Ready: teacher key

Earthquakes, grade 3 edition, written for 3rd grade. Giant plates slide past each other and make the ground shake. Find out where quakes happen, how tsunamis grow, and how a family can get ready.

Read the book. Print this page for the key.

Questions and answers

1. What happens to tsunami waves as they near land?
   • They disappear
   • They grow taller (answer)
   • They turn around
2. Why should you be ready after a big earthquake?
   • Aftershocks can come (answer)
   • The sea turns to rock
   • Plates stop moving
3. In this book, what are 'drills'?
   • Practice for staying safe (answer)
   • Giant ocean waves
   • Cracks in rock
4. What is the safe move instead of standing in a doorway?
   • Run outside
   • Drop, cover, and hold on (answer)
   • Climb a bookcase
5. What is a tsunami?
   • A series of ocean waves (answer)
   • A kind of bookcase
   • A crack in a desk

Words

• plates: big earth pieces
• aftershocks: later small quakes
• tsunami: giant ocean waves
• drills: safety practice