SCIENCE 10 Q1 M1

What is the outermost layer of the Earth?

• Crust

• Inner Core

• Mantle

• Outer Core

The crust and upper mantle make up Earth’s __________.

• Asthenosphere

• Continents

• Core

• Lithosphere

Which statement about the Earth’s crusts is CORRECT?

• Continental and oceanic crusts have the same weight.

• Continental crust is heavier than oceanic crust.

• Continental crust is thicker than oceanic crust.

• Oceanic crust is thicker than continental crust.

What do we call the continuously moving part of the earth’s crust?

• Fault

• Fissure

• Fracture

• Plate

Which theory states that the entire crust is broken and is continuously moving?

• Continental Drift

• Plate Tectonic

• Seafloor Spreading

• Titanic Theory

Which of the following is NOT a result of Plate Tectonics?

• Earthquake

• Fault Lines

• Landslides

• Mountains

This earthquake type happens when the shifting of Earth’s plates is driven by the sudden release of energy within some limited region of the rocks of Earth

• Aftershock

• Foreshock

• Tectonic

• Volcanic

How are tsunamis created?

• A submarine earthquake causes a huge amount of water to be displaced.

• Differences in temperature cause hot seawater to rise.

• The gravitational pull of the moon causes the ocean water to rise.

• Topography underwater causes disturbances in the oceans’ current.

A landmass that projects well above its surroundings is a mountain. What do you call a chain of mountains?

• Mountain Area

• Mountain Chain

• Mountain Range

• Mountainous

It is the location on the Earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake.

• Center

• Direct Center

• Epic Center

• Epicenter