Quiz #1 The Solid Earth and Earthquakes

Quiz #1 The Solid Earth and Earthquakes

11th - 12th Grade

25 Qs

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Quiz #1 The Solid Earth and Earthquakes

Quiz #1 The Solid Earth and Earthquakes

Assessment

Quiz

Science

11th - 12th Grade

Easy

NGSS
MS-ESS3-2, MS-ESS2-4

Standards-aligned

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Robert Ripperdan

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

Which of the following is found at "A"?

The focus

The epicenter

A seismogram

An Easter egg

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which type of seismic wave travels at the fastest speed?

P wave

S wave

Surface wave

Wavey wave

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which type of seismic body wave provides evidence that the Earth's outer core is liquid?

P wave

S wave

T wave

Q wave

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which earthquake magnitude scale relies on damage to property and person?

The Mercalli Intensity Index

The Richter scale

The moment magnitude scale

None of the above

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Seismic waves ____________ in velocity as they travel to greater depths through the Earth?

Increase

Decrease

Don't change

Drawing a blank here...

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the approximate density of the inner core?

~ 11 g/cm3

~ 4 g/cm3

~ 2.7 g/cm3

~ 30 g/cm3

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the name given to the brittle outermost layer of the Earth?

lithosphere

asthenosphere

mesosphere

prolosphere

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