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WorksheetsEarth's Interior
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 10mins
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Class
Date
1.
A wave of energy that travels through the Earth, away from the earthquake and in all directions is a ____________ wave
a)
seismic
b)
P
c)
S
2.
Which kind of waves can NOT travel through a liquid?
a)
P waves
b)
S waves
c)
Radio Waves
d)
X rays
3.
These are the first waves released during an earthquake
a)
S waves
b)
Surface Waves
c)
P waves
4.
Which layer of the earth is rock made mostly of iron?
a)
Lithosphere
b)
Core
c)
Asthenosphere
d)
Mantle
5.
A dense ball of solid iron and nickel.
a)
crust
b)
inner core
c)
mantle
d)
outer core
6.
Many earthquakes happen along the borders of...
a)
Countries
b)
Tectonic Plates
c)
Climate Zones
d)
None of the above.
7.
Which body wave pushes and pulls rock materials as they pass through the Earth?
a)
Body Waves
b)
P Waves
c)
S Waves
d)
Surface Waves
8.
Which body waves cause particles of rock material to move at right angles to the direction in which the waves are traveling?
a)
Body Waves
b)
P Waves
c)
S Waves
d)
Surface Waves
9.
What is another term for P Wave?
a)
Primary Wave
b)
Principal Wave
c)
Shear Wave
d)
Secondary Wave
10.
P Waves can move through which of the following?
a)
Gas
b)
Liquid
c)
Solid
d)
All of these
11.
S Waves can move through which of the following?
a)
Gas
b)
Liquid
c)
Solid
d)
All of these
12.
What is an instrument that detects and records waves produced by earthquakes? (This piece of equipment can measure the magnitude of an earthquake.)
a)
Epicenter
b)
Fault
c)
Seismogram
d)
Seismograph
13.
Which of the following parts of the Earth is responsible for the Earth's magnetic field?
a)
Core
b)
Mantle
c)
Crust
14.
What is the best explanation for why the inner core of Earth is solid metal?
a)
The inner core is too cold to melt
b)
The inner core is composed of materials that remain solid at incredibly high temperatures
c)
The great pressure of the weight of Earth's other layers prevents it from melting
d)
The inner core is spinning at a very high rate which pulls the atoms together
15.
The Earth is composed of four main layers. Many scientists believe that as Earth cooled, the denser materials sank to the center and the less dense materials rose to the top. Therefore, the least dense layer is the __________________________?
a)
Continental Crust
b)
Mantle
c)
Oceanic Crust
d)
Inner Core
16.
Which type of wave is the first to arrive after an earthquake occurs?
a)
P Wave
b)
Rayleigh Wave
c)
S Wave
d)
Shear Wave
17.
The crust is made of two types of rock, _____ and _____.
a)
Nickel & Iron
b)
Basalt & Granite
c)
Continental & Oceanic
d)
Talc & Minerals
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