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WorksheetsPB Test Review - Waves, Earthquakes, Earth's Interior
Total questions: 31
Worksheet time: 16mins
In an earthquake p-wave, the particles move along the x-axis, and the wave propagates along the x-axis. What type of wave is this?
longitudinal wave
transverse wave
In an earthquake S-wave, the ground moves up and down in the z-axis, and the wave propagates in the x-axis. What kind of wave is this?
transverse wave
longitudinal wave
Identify the layer of the earth which is labeled "A" in this diagram.
Crust
Mantle
Inner Core
Outer Core
Identify the layer of the earth which is labeled "B" in this diagram.
Crust
Mantle
Inner Core
Outer Core
Identify the layer of the earth which is labeled "C" in this diagram.
Crust
Mantle
Inner Core
Outer Core
Identify the layer of the earth which is labeled "D" in this diagram.
Crust
Mantle
Inner Core
Outer Core
What is the nature and structure of the layer of Earth called the crust?
Thin & solid rock
Thick & half-melted rock
Solid iron & nickel
Liquid iron & nickel
What is the nature and structure of the layer of Earth called the mantle?
Thin & solid rock
Thick & half-melted rock
Solid iron & nickel
Liquid iron & nickel
What is the nature and structure of the layer of Earth called the outer core?
Thin & solid rock
Thick & half-melted rock
Solid iron & nickel
Liquid iron & nickel
What is the nature and structure of the layer of Earth called the inner core?
Thin & solid rock
Thick & half-melted rock
Solid iron & nickel
Liquid iron & nickel
A wave has a speed of 6 m/s and a frequency of 3 Hz. What is the wavelength of this wave?
18 m
2 m
9 m
3 m
A wave has a wavelength of 6 m and a frequency of 3 Hz. What is the speed of this wave?
18 m/s
2 m/s
9 m/s
3 m/s
A wave has a speed of 6 m/s and a wavelength of 3 m. What is the frequency of this wave?
18 Hz
2 Hz
9 Hz
3 Hz
A wave has a speed of 6 m/s and a wavelength of 2 m. What is the period of this wave?
18 s
2 s
9 s
0.33 s
An earthquake wave shakes the ground 25 times in 100 seconds. What is the frequency of this wave?
4 Hz
400 Hz
0.25 Hz
.0025 Hz
An earthquake wave shakes the ground 25 times in 100 seconds. What is the period of this wave?
4 s
400 s
0.25 s
.0025 s
Sports fans at a stadium sometimes do "the wave", where all of the people in a section will stand up, and then people in the next section will stand up. What type of wave is this?
transverse wave
longitudinal wave
A physics student shakes a rope that is connected to a tree. The student produces waves, as see in the diagram. What type of waves are these?
transverse waves
longitudinal waves
A speaker creates sound waves in the air by vibrating the air back and forth. This creates regions of compressed air. The wave travels from the speaker to a person's ear. What type of waves are these?
transverse waves
longitudinal waves
What is the name for the process by which heated things rise?
conduction
convection
radiation
subduction
What thermal process helps to drive the motion of tectonic plates?
conduction
convection
radiation
induction
What type of tectonic plate boundary would lead to a subduction zone?
Transverse plate boundary
Divergent plate boundary
Convergent plate boundary
What type of tectonic plate boundary would lead to a rift zone?
Transverse plate boundary
Divergent plate boundary
Convergent plate boundary
What type of tectonic plate boundary results in old crust being destroyed through subduction?
Transform plate boundary
Divergent plate boundary
Convergent plate boundary
What type of tectonic plate boundary results in new crust being created through a mid-oceanic ridge?
Transform plate boundary
Divergent plate boundary
Convergent plate boundary
What type of tectonic plate boundary results crust neither being created nor destroyed?
Transform plate boundary
Divergent plate boundary
Convergent plate boundary
Which of these are surface processes caused by motion of Earth's mantle? (select all that apply)
rift zone
subduction zone
volcano
island chain
A line of steep strato-volcanoes on the surface would indicate what is happening below the crust?
There is a convergent plate boundary, leading to subduction.
There is a divergent plate boundary, leading to upwelling of magma.
There is a transform plate boundary, leading to strike-slip faults.
There is a hot spot, leading to magma pushing up through the middle of a plate.
A line of steep strato-volcanoes on the surface would indicate what is happening below the crust?
There is a convergent plate boundary, leading to subduction.
There is a divergent plate boundary, leading to upwelling of magma.
There is a transform plate boundary, leading to strike-slip faults.
There is a hot spot, leading to magma pushing up through the middle of a plate.
An earthquake wave travels at 300 m/s. If it travels for 3 seconds, how far will it travel?
100 m
900 m
150 m
600 m
An earthquake wave travels at 300 m/s. How much time will it take the wave to reach a detector that is 1200 m away from the earthquake's epicenter?
4 s
3600 s
36 s
400 s
