ESS Unit 5 Review (24-)

What is the top layer of the Earth's surface called? 

• Mantle
• Innercore
• Outercore
• Crust

What part of the earth is a layer of rock that comprises 67% of Earth’s mass?

• mesosphere
• mantle
• asthenosphere
• lithosphere

Which layer is made up of iron and nickel?

• Crust
• Mantle
• Inner Core
• Lithosphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

What are the two types of crust?

• Continental and Landforms

• Oceanic and Mountains

• Mountains and Landforms

• Oceanic and Continental

Which layer of the Earth is the only liquid layer?

• Outer Core
• Inner Core
• Mantle
• Lithosphere

This layer is divided into pieces called tectonic plates.

• Mesosphere
• Asthenosphere
• Mantle
• Lithosphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

This is the plastic layer of the mantle on which pieces of the lithosphere move.

• Lithosphere
• Asthenosphere
• Mesosphere
• Crust

Which type of wave arrives first during an earthquake?

• Primary (p-wave) waves
• Secondary (s-wave) waves
• Rayleigh Waves
• Love Waves

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Which seismogram represents a city that is far from the epicenter of an earthquake?  

• New York, NY
• Nome, Alaska
• Guadalajara, Mexico

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

How do geologists locate the epicenter of an earthquake?

• They measure the difference between seismic waves on three or more seismographs. The epicenter is where the circles intercept.
• They measure the difference between seismic waves on the first seismograph to receive the wave.
• They measure the largest surface wave to hit the surface.
• They add the total damage of the p wave, s wave and surface wave.