Earth Science Quiz

The outer layer of the earth is called asthenosphere.

• True

• False

When waves travel, the medium of propagations does not move with it.

• True

• False

Period is the number of wave cycles completed per unit of time.

• True

• False

Amplitude refers to the farthest distance a particle can vibrate from its equilibrium position.

• True

• False

Meteorologists are people who study fossils of dead organisms, used to find fossils of some plants and animals in certain areas only.

• True

• False

Diffraction refers to the ability of the waves to bend around small openings and barriers

• True

• False

Crests refer to the lowest point that can be reached by any part of the medium during vibration.

• True

• False

A terrane is a large block of lithospheric plate attached at the edge of a continent that has been moved.

• True

• False

Waves are carriers of power and electricity.

• True

• False

Echo is an example of driffraction.

• True

• False