4th Grade Geology

Which letter represents the crust?

• A
• B
• C
• D

Which letter represents the inner core?

• A
• B
• C
• D

Which letter represents the mantle?

• A
• B
• C
• D

Which letter represents the outer core?

• A
• B
• C
• D

Any fracture or crack in the earth's crust

• Geology
• Fault
• Tsunami
• Earthquake

What does Pangaea mean? 

• A wave caused by an underwater earthquake
• The Study of the earth, what it's made up of, and how it changes
• An area in the Pacific Ocean where several plates meet; many earthquakes and volcanoes occur in this area
• Theory of how the continents were once grouped into one large land mass that broke apart because of plate movement

What is the idea that the earth's crust is broken into a number of large pieces (tectonic plates) that are slowly moving, like ships floating on water? 

• Continental Drift
• Tsunami
• Pangaea
• Richter Scale

What is the study of the earth, what it's made up of, and how it changes?

• Pangaea
• Ring of Fire
• Geology
• Geyser

What is the famous fault in California that can produce devastating earthquakes?

• The New Madrid Seismic Fault
• Danali Fault
• Cascadia Fault
• San Andreas Fault

What 2 things are needed to measure the intensity of earthquakes?

• Seismograph and Key Scale
• Seismograph and Richter Scale
• Richter Scale and Bore Gauge
• Polygraph and Richter Scale