Earth and Space

Earth and Space (Science 10)

Quarter 1 - Week 1

Multiple Choice

1.It is a volcano that has had at least one eruption during the past 10,000 years.

• active volcano

• inactive volcano

Active Volcano

It is a volcano that has had at least one eruption during the past 10,000 years.

Multiple Choice

2.It is what happens when two blocks of the earth suddenly slip past one another.

• Tropical Cyclone

• Landslide

• Earthquake

Earthquake

It is what happens when two blocks of the earth suddenly slip past one another.

Multiple Choice

3.Typically are thousands of kilometers long and hundreds of kilometers across and parallel continental coastlines, usually located near plate boundaries.

• Volcanoes

• Ring of Fire

• Mountain Belts

Mountain Belts

Typically are thousands of kilometers long and hundreds of kilometers across and parallel continental coastlines, usually located near plate boundaries.

Multiple Choice

4.It is the theory that Earth's crust is broken up into plates.

• Plate Tectonic Theory

• Modernized Theory

• Chromatography Theory

Plate Tectonic Theory

It is the theory that Earth's crust is broken up into plates.

Multiple Choice

5.These plates are actually pieces of the planet's lithosphere, which is the outermost shell of the earth made up of the earth's crust and upper part of the mantle.

• Lithospheric Plates

• Aesthenosphere

Lithospheric Plates

These plates are actually pieces of the planet's lithosphere, which is the outermost shell of the earth made up of the earth's crust and upper part of the mantle.

Multiple Choice

6.They are Earth scientists, specialized in geophysics, who study the genesis and the propagation of seismic waves in geological materials.

• Virologists

• Biologists

• Seismologists

Seismologists

They are Earth scientists, specialized in geophysics, who study the genesis and the propagation of seismic waves in geological materials.

Multiple Choice

7.It is an instrument for measuring earthquake (seismic) waves.

• microscope

• seismograph

• anenometer

Seismograph

It is an instrument for measuring earthquake (seismic) waves.

Multiple Choice

8.These are the waves of energy caused by the sudden breaking of rock within the earth or an explosion.

• seismic waves

• radio waves

• ultraviolet waves

Seismic Waves

These are the waves of energy caused by the sudden breaking of rock within the earth or an explosion.

Multiple Choice

9. Seismic waves that can pass through solids and liquids, so they are present on the other side of the Earth’s liquid core.

• P-waves

• S-waves

• Surface waves

P-waves

Seismic waves that can pass through solids and liquids, so they are present on the other side of the Earth’s liquid core.

Multiple Choice

10.Seismic waves that can only pass through solids, so they cannot pass through the core.

• P-waves

• S-waves

• Surface waves

S-waves

Seismic waves that can only pass through solids, so they cannot pass through the core.