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U2L3E1: Processes Driven by Earth's Internal Energy

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 36mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which seismic waves travel the fastest within Earth's Interior?

a)

Secondary waves

b)

surface waves

c)

primary waves

d)

body waves

2.

Which property was first used to identify Earth's layers?

a)

temperature

b)

composition

c)

thickness

d)

density

3.

What evidence supports the seafloor spreading?

a)

similar trends in the age of rocks on either side of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge

b)

varying trends in the age of rocks on either side of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge

c)

attraction between the Mid-Atlantic Ridge and the continental divide

d)

older, thicker sediments present at the Mid-Atlantic Ridge

4.

What is the instrument used to measure earthquakes?

a)

Seismograph

b)

Seismologist

c)

Scale

d)

Seismogram

5.

5. Which type of wave travels the fastest?

a)

Primary Wave

b)

Secondary Wave

c)

Long Wave

6.

S-waves can move through which of the following?

a)

Gas

b)

Liquid

c)

Solid

d)

All of these

7.

Which wave can travel through all materials?

a)

P - primary

b)

S - secondary

c)

L - Long

8.

Which wave can travel through solids only?

a)

P - Primary

b)

S - Secondary

c)

Surface

9.

In sea-floor spreading, molten material rises from the mantle and erupts

a)

along the edges of all the continents.

b)

along mid-ocean ridges.

c)

in deep-ocean trenches.

d)

at the north and south poles.

10.
Many earthquakes happen along the borders of...
a)
Countries
b)
Tetonic Plates
c)
Climate Zones
d)
None of the above.
11.

The geological theory of _______ states that pieces of Earth’s lithosphere are in constant, slow motion.

a)

subduction

b)

plate tectonics

c)

deep-ocean trenches

d)

sea-floor spreading

12.

Below is a picture of sea-floor spreading. How are the ocean crusts moving?

a)

Converging

b)

Diverging

c)

Sliding

d)

No movement

13.
How is it possible for new crust to be formed without increasing the surface area of the Earth?
a)
Crust is destroyed at the same time it is created
b)
New crust is underwater where it sinks
c)
New crust breaks more easily than old crust
14.
What are the two types of crust
a)
continental and oceanic
b)
ocean and upper
c)
lower and upper
d)
pizza and subway
15.
What are the puzzle pieces of the Earth's surface called?
a)
Tectonic plates
b)
Puzzles
c)
Earthquakes
16.
What is the shaking of the Earth’s crust caused by a release of energy?
a)
Earthquake
b)
Epicenter
c)
Fault
d)
Plate
17.
This famous transform fault is located in the western United States creates significant earthquake activity for California
a)
New Madrid
b)
Denali Fault
c)
Ramapo Seismic Zone
d)
San Andreas