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WorksheetsSci-Elec Group 2 Post test for Probing Earth’s Interior
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
What method do scientist use in studying the earth's interior?
Radiation
Seismic Waves
Echolocation
Seismic waves are recorded by a machine called a...?
seismograph
radiograph
mimeograph
An __________ is the shaking of the surface of
the Earth resulting from a sudden release of energy in the Earth's lithosphere that creates seismic waves.
Tornado
Earthquake
Sandstorm
____ waves are
seismic waves that travel through Earth's
interior, or its 'body.'
Body waves
Surface waves
_______ waves are important, but
they don't provide much information
about what happens below the surface.
Surface waves
Body waves
What are the 2 types of body waves?
Y waves and X waves
P waves and S waves
M waves and P waves
This is the hottest layer of the Earth, reaching a temperature of 7000 0C; much
hotter than the surface of the Sun.
Mantle
Inner core
Crust
Outer core
This is the layer on which you stand on. All the mountain, jungles and oceans you
know are carried on this layer.
Mantle
Inner core
Crust
Outer core
This layer of the Earth is in a liquid state at a temperature of 5000 0C. This layer
is mostly made of iron and nickel.
Mantle
Inner core
Crust
Outer core
This layer is not a perfectly
solid. At some locations, the rock is completely melted, which is called magma.
Mantle
Inner core
Crust
Outer core
