Flora's Shadow Garden of Geodes — Questions and answers

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What did Linnea think Yousef's geode looked like when she first saw it near the playground slide?

Choices

  1. a shiny, smooth stone
  2. a small, round ball
  3. a broken piece of glass
  4. a weird, bumpy potato ✓

Answer: a weird, bumpy potato

From page 1

What did Yousef say Mr. Harris calls the study of how rocks like geodes form?

Choices

  1. geology ✓
  2. astronomy
  3. ecology
  4. biology

Answer: geology

From page 2

What did Mr. Harris say geodes are like when he talked to the class?

Choices

  1. old, dusty books
  2. little treasure chests hidden in ordinary rocks ✓
  3. big, empty caves in the ground
  4. small, colorful paintings

Answer: little treasure chests hidden in ordinary rocks

From page 3

Which scientist was one of the first to study mineralogy, as mentioned by Mr. Harris in Flora's Shadow Garden of Geodes?

Choices

  1. Abraham Gottlob Werner ✓
  2. Mr. Harris
  3. Arthur Schopenhauer
  4. Yousef

Answer: Abraham Gottlob Werner

From page 4

Whose words did Werner remember when he looked at the geode, saying "'The grand show is eternal. It is only the scene that changes'"?

Choices

  1. the scientist Abraham Gottlob Werner
  2. the student Yousef
  3. the teacher Mr. Harris
  4. the philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer ✓

Answer: the philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer

From page 5

What did Werner theorize happens to form geodes?

Choices

  1. mineral-rich water seeps into bubbles or cavities in volcanic rock ✓
  2. animals dig holes in the ground
  3. wind blows sand into rock cracks
  4. lava quickly cools around crystals

Answer: mineral-rich water seeps into bubbles or cavities in volcanic rock

From page 6

In Flora's Shadow Garden of Geodes, what is more common than a teaspoon of rhodium?

Choices

  1. a teaspoon of iron
  2. a teaspoon of gold ✓
  3. a teaspoon of silver
  4. a teaspoon of copper

Answer: a teaspoon of gold

From page 7

What did Yousef say happened to form his geode when Mr. Harris asked him?

Choices

  1. It was formed when a river carried small rocks together.
  2. It was made by a volcano erupting very quickly.
  3. It started as a bubble in a rock, and over millions of years, mineral water filled it and slowly turned into crystals. ✓
  4. It grew from a tiny seed planted in the ground.

Answer: It started as a bubble in a rock, and over millions of years, mineral water filled it and slowly turned into crystals.

From page 8

Where did Priya think geodes might form because of all the volcanic rock?

Choices

  1. in deep oceans
  2. on mountain tops
  3. inside old trees
  4. near volcanoes ✓

Answer: near volcanoes

From page 9

What did Yousef write in his notebook as "Discovery #1"?

Choices

  1. Geodes are sparkly treasure chests of time! ✓
  2. Mr. Harris knows a lot about rocks.
  3. The adventure had just begun.
  4. Crystals can be purple or clear.

Answer: Geodes are sparkly treasure chests of time!

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