KNHS Grade 10 Quiz Bee

In 1912, Alfred Wegener proposed a theory that the Earth is once a single landmass. What is the name of the Mesozoic supercontinent that consisted of all of the present continents?

• Eurasia

•  Laurasia

• Pangaea

• Gondwanaland

Which of the following seismic waves travels fastest?

• primary waves

•  body waves

• secondary waves

• they travel at the same speed

If you are going to evacuate during a disaster, which of the following items you should NOT bring?

• easy to eat foods

•  jewelry

• First Aid Kit 

• Multi –Purpose Tool

 The lithospheric plates are believed to be moving slowly. What is the driving force that facilitates this movement?

• Gravitational force of the moon

• Gravitational force of the moon

• convection current in the mantle

• the force of the atmosphere

Miners dig into the Earth in search for precious rocks and minerals. In which layer is the deepest explorations made by miners?

• Crust

•  Inner core

• Mantle

• Outer core

Alfred Wegener is a German scientist who hypothesized that the Earth was once made up of a single large landmass called Pangaea. Which of the following did Wegener propose?

• Continental Drift Theory

• Continental Shift Theory

• Plate Tectonics

• Seafloor Spreading Theory

If you are a cartographer, what will give you an idea that the continents were once joined?

• Ocean Depth

• Position of the south Pole

• Shape of the continents

• Shape of the continents

There are different kinds of seismic waves that occur during an earthquake. Which of the following is most damaging to the structures on the surface of the Earth?

• secondary waves

• primary waves

• surface waves

• all of the above

Compared to the continental crust, the oceanic crust is _________________

• thicker

• more dense

• more granitic

• more felsic

A seismograph is a device used to:

• sound an alarm

• prevents earthquakes from occurring

• record the vibrations produced during an earthquake

• calm the seismologist during an earthquake