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Earth physics

Total questions: 38

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
travels through solids fastest because the molecules are closer together
a)
speed of sound
b)
wavelength
c)
frequency
d)
amplitude
2.
Material (matter) through which a wave travels
a)
medium
b)
Doppler Effect
c)
sound
d)
pitch
3.
How high or low a sound is; depends on the frequency (greater frequency= higher pitch)
a)
pitch
b)
frequency
c)
sound
d)
medium
4.
The number of wavelengths that pass a point each second
a)
crest
b)
amplitude
c)
frequency
d)
pitch
5.
A reflected sound wave
a)
frequency
b)
pitch
c)
echo
d)
rarefaction
6.

Bats use ________ to locate mosquitoes in the air.

a)

solar

b)

ecology

c)

echolocation

d)

refraction

7.

In which of these types of media will sound travel fastest?

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

d)

vacuum

8.

The highness or lowness of a sound is its ____________.

a)

pitch

b)

volume

c)

amplitude

d)

frequency

9.

What is the thinnest layer?

a)

Crust

b)

Mantle

c)

Outer Core

d)

Inner Core

10.

What is the thickest layer?

a)

Crust

b)

Mantle

c)

Outer Core

d)

Inner Core

11.

What is the coolest layer?

a)

Crust

b)

Mantle

c)

Outer Core

d)

Inner Core

12.
This layer is directly below the crust.
a)
Crust
b)
Mantle
c)
Outer Core
d)
Inner Core
13.
This layer is directly below the mantle.
a)
Crust
b)
Mantle
c)
Outer Core
d)
Inner Core
14.
This layer is the innermost layer of the Earth.
a)
Crust
b)
Mantle
c)
Outer Core
d)
Inner Core
15.
This layer is the thinnest layer and is made of solid rock.
a)
Crust
b)
Mantle
c)
Outer Core
d)
Inner Core
16.
This layer is partly made up of solid rock, and the other part of this layer is thick, liquid rock (kind of like syrup).
a)
Crust
b)
Mantle
c)
Outer Core
d)
Inner Core
17.

What is this a picture of?

a)

plate tectonics

b)

continental drift

c)

pangaea

d)

glacier scaring

18.

Scientists think that the continents once formed a giant landmass that broke apart, and then slowly drifted apart. What is the name given to this hypothesis?

a)

sea-floor Spreading

b)

plate tectonics

c)

continental drift

d)

Pangaea

19.

Most geologist think that the movement of Earth's tectonic plates is caused by

a)

the rotation of the Earth.

b)

the Earth's magnetic field.

c)

subduction.

d)

convection currents.

20.
The continents move very slowly, only a few __________per year.
a)
meters
b)
kilometers
c)
centimeters
d)
miles
21.

What is magma?

a)

pieces of the Earth's crust

b)

molten rock inside of a volcano

c)

small rock

d)

plates that meet

22.

What is lava?

a)

Molten rocks inside a volcano

b)

Molten rock outside a volcano

c)

small rocks

d)

magma

23.
A dead volcano is called what?
a)
active
b)
dormant
c)
extinct
24.
Which layer of Earth is located above the outer core?
a)
crust
b)
inner core
c)
mantle
d)
lithosphere
25.

What type of boundary is this?

a)

convergent

b)

divergent

c)

transform

26.

What type of boundary is this?

a)

convergent

b)

divergent

c)

transform

27.

What type of boundary is this?

a)

convergent

b)

divergent

c)

transform

28.

Two plates scrape and slide past each other at

a)

convergent boundaries

b)

divergent boundaries

c)

transform boundaries

d)

magnetic boundaries

29.

The outermost, rigid layer of the earth, consisting of the earth's crust and upper part of the mantle is known as the ________________.

a)

lithosphere

b)

Pangaea

c)

subduction zone

d)

tectonic

e)

Wegener

30.

_______________is a measure of the “size,” or amplitude, of the seismic waves generated by an earthquake source and recorded by seismographs.

a)

magnitude

b)

intensity

31.

What is the shaking of the Earth’s crust caused by a release of energy?

a)

Earthquake

b)

Epicenter

c)

Fault

d)

Plate

32.

What is a large ocean wave that results from an underwater earthquake, landslide, or volcanic eruption?

(a)  

33.
_________ is another word for an earthquake's strength.
a)
Intensity
b)
Frequency
c)
Magnitude
d)
Pressure
34.

Earthquakes most often occur

a)

in the middle of plates

b)

near plate boundaries

c)

where thunderstorms are

d)

along the coast

35.

vibrations in the earth caused by the sudden release of energy, usually as a result of the movement of rocks along a fault

a)

earthquake

b)

epicenter

c)

focus

d)

surface waves

36.

What is a series of sea waves caused by underwater earthquakes called?

a)

storm surge

b)

rip current

c)

tsunami

d)

massive flooding

37.

What is Goku's Saiyan name?

a)

Cacarot

b)

Son Gokou

c)

Kakarot

d)

San Goku

38.

what the tittle of this movie?

a)

Alice in Wonderland

b)

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest

c)

21 Jump Street

d)

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

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