Review Science 7 Quarter 4

What is the outermost layer of the geosphere called?

• Core
• Crust
• Mantle
• Lithosphere

Which type of seismic wave travels through solids and liquids and considered as the first to be recorded by a seismograph?

• Surface waves
• S-waves
• P-waves
• Rayleigh waves

It is a hot, flowing region of the uppermost part of the mantle.

• Lithosphere
• Core
• Asthenosphere
• Mesosphere

Which fault occurs when rocks are pulled apart?

• Thrust fault
• Normal fault
• Strike-slip fault
• Reverse fault

What is the primary effect of an earthquake?

• Surface rupture

• Ground shaking

• Landslide

• Tsunami

What geological feature is the Pacific Ring of Fire associated with?

• Ocean currents
• Desert formations
• Plate Tectonics

• Mountain ranges

How does scientist have obtained information about the Earth’s interior considering nobody has gone there yet to explore it?

• By drilling deep holes into the Earth
• Using satellite imagery to map the interior
• Conducting surface temperature measurements only
• By determining information through seismic waves

What is the name of the scale used to measure earthquake intensity?

• Richter Scale
• Moment Magnitude Scale
• Modified Mercalli Intensity scale
• Seismic Intensity Scale

Which type of seismic wave is where the most destructive one belong to?

• P-waves
• Surface waves
• S-waves
• Tsunami waves

What is the core-mantle boundary called?

• Seismic Wave

• Gutenberg Discontinuity

• Elastic Rebound

• Mohorovicic Discontinuity