Final Exam Review - ALL UNITS

What is the location on the surface directly above the earthquake called?

• epicenter
• fault
• intensity
• focus

What is a fault?

• a fracture in Earth where movement has occurred
• a place on Earth where earthquakes cannot occur
• another name for an earthquake
• the epicenter of an earthquake

The first waves from an earthquake to reach you would be:

• p waves
• s waves
• surface waves
• sound waves

The second waves from an earthquake to reach you would be:

• s waves
• p waves
• surface waves
• light waves

The most destructive waves that come from an earthquake are the:

• surface waves
• s waves
• p waves
• microwaves

Which layer of Earth is the most dense?

• inner core
• outer core
• crust
• mantle

The rigid layer of Earth that includes the crust and the uppermost part of the mantle is called the:

• lithosphere
• asthenosphere
• atmosphere
• mantle

Convection currents occur in the:

• mantle
• lithosphere
• inner core
• outer core

Which option shows each of the following layers in order starting from the outermost layer?

• crust, mantle, outer core, inner core
• mantle, outer core, crust, and inner core
• mantle, crust, outer core, inner core
• inner core, outer core, crust, and mantle

Wegener's continental drift hypothesis stated that all the continents once joined together to form:

• one major supercontinent
• two major supercontinents
• three major supercontinents and three smaller continents
• three major supercontinents