Hawaii | Short Question Answer Key

Short Answer Key

Chapter 1, From the Boundless Deep

1. What time span is covered in Chapter 1?

Millions of years.

2. What body of water serves as the setting for the opening section?

The Pacific Ocean.

3. What series of natural phenomena are described as the cause of events in the opening section?

Volcanic eruptions.

4. What is an accurate description of the earliest beaches?

Bare rock with no sand.

5. What is an accurate description of the earliest body of water?

Partly cold with some ice.

6. What is true about the body of water in Chapter 1?

Both of the given answers.

7. How far below the surface did fissures form?

Four miles down.

8. What is lava?

Liquid molten rock.

9. What is a submerged island called when it reaches the ocean's surface?

Land.

10. What can underwater eruptions cause?

Tidal waves.

11. What causes lava rock...
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