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Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 17mins
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1.
The four layers that make-up the earth’s composition are
a)
Crust, Lithosphere, Mesosphere and Core
b)
Lithosphere, Asthenosphere, Mantle and Core
c)
Crust, Mantle, Outer Core and Inner Core
d)
Mantle, Outer Core, Lithosphere and Crust
2.
The hypothesis that land masses spread apart from each other and have done so in the past is known as
a)
Divergent Plate Boundary
b)
Tension
c)
Uplift
d)
Continental drift
3.
Where does sea-floor spreading take place?
a)
Convergent Boundaries
b)
Transform Boundaries
c)
Land Boundaries
d)
Mid-Oceanic Ridges
4.
What is the thinnest layer of the earth’s composition?
a)
mantle
b)
inner core
c)
crust
d)
outer core
5.
The thickest layer of the earth is the
a)
crust
b)
mantle
c)
inner core
d)
outer core
6.
The order of the earth’s compositional layers from most dense to least dense are
a)
Inner
Core, Crust, Mantle and Outer Core
b)
Crust, Mantle, Outer Core and Inner Core
c)
Inner Core, Outer Core, Mantle and Crust
d)
Crust, Outer Core, Inner Core and Mantle.
7.
What describes the outer core?
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
viscous
d)
gas
8.
Which layer(s) of the Earth make up the asthenosphere?
a)
Part of the mantle
b)
Crust, mantle, Core
c)
Crust and upper mantle
d)
Only the crust
9.
Which layer of Earth is made up of tectonic plates?
a)
outer core
b)
inner core
c)
asthenosphere
d)
lithosphere
10.
The focus of an earthquake is...
a)
above ground
b)
along the edge of the ocean
c)
next to the nearest mountain range
d)
below ground
11.
The fastest seismic wave is the...
a)
p wave
b)
s wave
c)
l wave
12.
Scientists need to gather data from at least how many seismographs to plot the location of an earthquake?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
13.
Scientists use the difference in arrival times between which two waves to determine the distance where the rocks fractured?
a)
P and L waves
b)
P and P waves
c)
S and S waves
d)
P and S waves
14.
This area is responsible for 90% of all earthquakes in the world and contains numerous faults:
a)
Indian Ocean
b)
English Canal
c)
The Ring of Fire
d)
Mid-Atlantic Ridge
15.
Earthquakes under the water can cause _________________________________.
a)
tornadoes
b)
tsunamis
c)
lightening
d)
hailstorms
16.
What type of fault is this?
a)
Normal
b)
Reverse
c)
Strike-slip
17.
What type of fault is this?
a)
Normal
b)
Reverse
c)
Strike-slip
18.
Tension stress will form what type of fault?
a)
Normal Fault
b)
Strike-slip fault
c)
Reverse fault
d)
Divergent
19.
Compression stress is known to cause
a)
strike-slip faults
b)
normal faults
c)
compression faults
d)
reverse faults
20.
What type of mountain is formed by compression?
a)
fault block mountain
b)
folded mountain
c)
volcanic mountain
21.
A reverse fault would be found at what type of boundary?
a)
Compression
b)
Divergent
c)
Normal
d)
Convergent
22.
Boundaries that slide past each other in opposite directions are called...
a)
convergent
b)
divergent
c)
transform
d)
mountainous
23.
What occurs at transform boundaries?
a)
convection currents
b)
volcanoes
c)
earthquakes
d)
mountains
24.
Which plate boundary does not create volcanoes?
a)
transform
b)
convergent
c)
divergent
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