S7E 1.0 Review

What is a model?

• An idea of something that does not exist

• An idea of something that can't be fully known or seen

• An idea of how things should be, not how they are

• An idea of something that does not exists

The layer of earth that includes the crust and upper mantle is called the _________.

• Atmosphere

• Hydrosphere

• Lithosphere

• Mantle

True or False. The inner core of the earth is thought to be molten liquid.

• True

• False

What is an Earthquake?

• Vibration of the air, which impacts the earth

• Waves made by the ocean after a huge rainfall

• An eruption of lava from the earth

• Tremblings or vibrations of the ground

Which of the following DOES NOT cause an earthquake?

• Moving rocks in the crust

• Force of the rocks trying to move

• Sudden break in rocks in the crust

• The buildup of sediment in a lake bed

The sudden breaking of rocks at the focus of an earthquake releases energy that spreads out and causes shaking. ___________ cause the shaking and damage!

• Epicenter

• Seismic Waves

• Focus

• Tectonic Plates

What scale measures the MAGNITUDE, or strength, of an earthquake?

• Richter Scale

• Mercalli Scale

• Mohs Scale

• Bernuilli's Scale

__________ are created when water is displaced by an earthquake.

• Volcanic eruption

• Sink holes

• Water spouts

• Tsunamis

A volcano is an opening in Earth's ____a____ where solid and molten ___b___, ash, and gases escape.

• a) mantle ; b) rock

• a) mantle ; b) powder

• a) crust ; b) rock

• a) crust ; powder

What are easier to predict?

• Earthquakes

• Volcanoes