Planet Earth: Quiz

Where can the oldest layer be found?

• The top layer
• The middle layer
• They are all the same age
• The bottom layer

How are fossils created?

• Traces of organisms get turned into stone.
• Dead organisms are quickly buried for millions of years.
• Animals get trapped.
• All of the above

Which layer formed first?

• Rock Layer W
• Rock Layer X
• Rock Layer Y
• Rock Layer Z

This layer is completely solid due to the intense pressure it is under

• crust
• inner core
• mantle
• outer core

Where is the point at which the first movement occurs during an earthquake?

• Epicenter
• Focus
• Fault
• Plate

Where is the point on the Earth’s surface directly above the focus of an earthquake?

• Epicenter
• Fault
• Hypocenter
• Tremor

What is an instrument that detects and records waves produced by earthquakes? (This piece of equipment can measure the magnitude of an earthquake.)

• Epicenter
• Fault
• Seismogram
• Seismograph

Which scale measures the intensity of the ground movement?

• Mercalli Scale
• Richter Scale
• Seismogram Scale
• Bernoulli Scale

A sudden release of energy, that has been building in the Earth's crust is called....

• Volcano

• Eruption

• Earthquake

• Tsunami

What is common about where earthquake and volcanic eruptions happen?

• Near tectonic plates

• Near earthquake plates

• Near volcanic plates

• Near dinner plates