Science 8 Quiz #1 2nd Quarter

What do we call the sudden shaking or trembling of the Earth's surface?

• Hurricane
• Earthquake
• Tornado
• Tsunami

What was the name of the large landmass that existed before breaking into the continents we know today?

• Gondwana
• Pangea
• Laurasia
• Atlantis

Which part of the Earth is made up of large puzzle-like pieces called tectonic plates?

• Atmosphere
• Mantle
• Lithosphere
• Core

What causes tectonic plates to move?

• Ocean currents
• Gravity
• Magma in the mantle
• Wind patterns

What are cracks or breaks in the Earth's crust caused by tectonic plate movement called?

• Trenches
• Faults
• Rifts
• Valleys

What type of waves are produced by the movement of tectonic plates and cause earthquakes?

• Electromagnetic waves
• Seismic waves
• Sound waves
• Light waves

Which of the following is a type of body wave?

• Rayleigh waves
• P waves
• Love waves
• Surface waves

What type of wave is also known as a compressional wave and travels through all states of matter?

• P waves
• S waves
• Love waves
• Rayleigh waves

Which body wave cannot travel through fluids and displaces rocks at a right angle?

• P waves
• Rayleigh waves
• Love waves
• S waves

What happens when body waves reach the Earth's surface?

• They turn into electromagnetic waves
• Surface waves are formed
• They disappear
• They cause volcanoes to erupt