Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On!

Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On!

Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On!

A Short Reader

Reading Level

	edHelper's suggested reading level:	grades 4 to 6
	Flesch-Kincaid grade level:	5.4

Vocabulary

	challenging words:		layer, rough, often, cause, against, large, structure, instead, happen, also, common, different, edge, part, though, rock
	content words:		Pacific Ocean, North America, Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Plate

Print Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On!

Print Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On! (font options, pick words for additional puzzles, and more)

Quickly Print - PDF format

	Quickly Print: PDF (2 columns per page)
	Quickly Print: PDF (full page)

Quickly Print - HTML format

Quickly Print: HTML

Proofreading Activity

Print a proofreading activity

Feedback on Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On!

Leave your feedback on Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On! (use this link if you found an error in the story)

Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On!
By Brandi Waters

¹ Why is it that earthquakes always happen in California? Why don't they happen in Florida? To answer these questions, you will have to learn a little about the structure of the Earth. Our planet is made up of rock and metal. The Earth has many different layers. The top layer of the Earth is not one solid piece of rock. Instead, it is made up of many pieces that fit together. These pieces are called plates. The plates do not fit together like a puzzle, though. They are always moving. Sometimes they bump into each other. Other times they slide against each other or scrape together as they move. The plates are not smooth. They have rough edges and sometimes the plates get stuck together. The plates keep pushing harder and harder against each other until, finally, they move. This causes an earthquake. The ground shakes because of all of the energy that was released when the plates finally moved.

² Most earthquakes happen where two plates push against each other. In these places, earthquakes can happen often. This is why there are so many earthquakes in California. There is one large plate that makes up most of the floor of the Pacific Ocean. There is another plate that makes .....
For the complete story with questions: click here for printable

Weekly Reading Books

Create Weekly Reading Books

Prepare for an entire week at once!

Earthquakes

Earthquakes

Science

Science

		Careers in Science

		Caring for Earth

		Clouds

		Dinosaurs

		Earth's Land

		Earth

		Earthquakes

		Electricity

		Energy

		Erosion

		Food Pyramid

		Food Webs and Food Chain

		Forces and Motion

		Fossils

		Health and Nutrition

		How Things Work

		Landforms

		Life Science

		Light

		Magnets

		Matter

		Natural Disasters

		Photosynthesis

		Plant and Animal Cells

		Plants

		Rocks and Minerals

		Science Process Skills

		Seasons

		Simple Machines

		Solar System

		Sound

		Space and Stars

		Tsunami

		Volcanoes

		Water Cycle

		Water

		Weather