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Packet Check Inside Earth 25

Total questions: 63

Worksheet time: 2hrs 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does this image show

a)

North pole to North pole

b)

South pole to south pole

c)

North pole to south pole

2.

These magnets are

a)

Attracting

b)

Reppelling

c)

Neutral

3.

These magnets are

a)

Attracting

b)

Reppelling

c)

Neutral

4.

Magnetic field lines help us to (Choose all that apply)

a)

Visualize magnetic forces

b)

Predict how magnets will interact

c)

Measure temperature

d)

Predict the gravitational field

5.

What are the Laws of magnetism?

a)

Every particle attracts every other particle

b)

An object at rest stays at rest and an object in motion stays in motion

c)

For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.

d)

Like poles repeal each other and unlike poles attract each other

6.

How do animals use Earth's magnetic field

a)
Animals use Earth's magnetic field to communicate with each other.
b)
Animals use Earth's magnetic field to find food.
c)
Animals use Earth's magnetic field for navigation and orientation.
d)
Animals use Earth's magnetic field to regulate their body temperature.
7.

The earth's geographic north pole is which magnetic pole?

a)
magnetic north pole
b)
geographic south pole
c)
equatorial pole
d)
magnetic south pole
8.

The earth's magnetic field is evidence for what?

a)
The influence of solar winds.
b)

The liquid metal in Earth's outer core.

c)
The presence of tectonic plates.
d)
The rotation of the Earth on its axis.
9.

What is the formula for density?

a)
Density = Mass - Volume
b)
Density = Mass + Volume
c)
Density = Volume / Mass
d)
Density = Mass / Volume
10.

What is the formula for volume?

a)

Volume = length × width × height

b)
Volume = 2 × (length + width)
c)
Volume = base area × height
d)
Volume = length + width + height
11.

What are the units for volume?

a)
Kilograms (kg)
b)

Cubic inches

c)

Cubic centimeters (cm³), liters (L) or milliliters (ml)

d)
Square meters (m²)
12.

What is the unit for mass?

a)

Inches (in)

b)
pound (lb)
c)
liter (L)
d)

gram (g)

13.

What is the unit for density?

a)

Grams per milliliters g/ml

b)
ounces per cubic inch (oz/in³)
c)
pounds per gallon (lb/gal)
d)
grams per liter (g/L)
14.
Frank has an eraser. It has a mass of 4g, and a volume of 2cm3. What is its density?
a)
8 g/cm3
b)
2 g/cm3
c)
1/2 g/cm3
d)
24 g/cm3
15.
Put the liquids in order from most dense to least dense?
a)
4, 3, 2, 1
b)
1, 2, 3, 4
c)
3, 4, 2, 1, 
d)
4, 3, 1, 2
16.
Density is...
a)
the amount of mass in an object
b)
the amount of space an object takes up
c)
the amount of mass in a given space
d)
the weight of an object
17.

How does density affect the movement of seismic waves?

a)
Seismic waves only travel through liquids.
b)
Density has no effect on seismic wave speed.
c)
Seismic waves travel faster in denser materials and slower in less dense materials.
d)
Seismic waves travel faster in less dense materials.
18.

Which wave(s) can pass through the crust?

a)

s-wave

b)

P-wave

19.

Which wave(s) can pass through the mantle?

a)

s-wave

b)

P-wave

20.

Which wave(s) can pass through the outer core?

a)

s-wave

b)

P-wave

21.

Which wave(s) can pass through the inner core?

a)

s-wave

b)

P-wave

22.

P-waves CAN pass through the shadow zone.

a)

True

b)

False

23.

S-waves CANNOT pass through the shadow zone.

a)

True

b)

False

24.

The moho Discontinuity has which of the following properties? Choose all that apply.

a)

Waves speed up when they reach the more dense areas

b)

Waves speed up when they reach the less dense areas

c)

Waves slow down when they reach the more dense areas

d)

Waves slow down when they reach the less dense areas

25.

What is true about the shadow zone?

a)

All Waves pass

b)

No Waves pass

c)

Light Waves pass

d)

The earth passes through the moons shadow

26.

How do waves travel through the earth?

a)

straight through the layers

b)

They bend as they go through the layers

27.

Which image represents s-wave shadow zone?

a)

A

b)

B

28.

Which image represents p-wave shadow zone?

a)

A

b)

B

29.

What evidence do we have to help understand layers we cannot directly observe?

a)

Seismic wave behavior

b)

Earth’s magnetic field

c)

Core travel

d)

pictures

30.

There is a boundary between the crust and the mantle that was discovered by the data from seismic waves. This boundary marks a change in composition, which in turn affects density. The speed of P waves and S waves increases at this boundary. Which statement best describes the difference between the crust and the mantle?

a)

The crust is denser than the mantle.

b)

The crust is liquid and the mantle is solid.

c)

The crust is solid and the mantle is liquid.

d)

The crust is less dense than the mantle.

31.

Identify the layers of the Earth shown in the diagram. from A-D

a)

inner core, outer core, mantle, crust

b)

crust, mantle, inner core, outer core

c)

crust inner core, outer core, mantle

d)

mantle, crust, inner core, outer core

32.

What is the matter through which a wave travels called?

a)

Fluid

b)

Medium

c)

Solid

d)

Gas

33.

Do particles travel with the wave?

a)

Yes, they travel with the wave.

b)

No, only energy travels with the wave.

c)

Yes, they travel faster than the wave.

d)

No, they remain stationary.

34.

Rest

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

35.

Crest

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

36.

Trough

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

37.

Amplitude

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

38.

E is

a)

wave

b)

wavelength

c)

amplitude

d)

crest

39.

Surface waves are a type of wave that occurs when wave energy meets:

a)

A single medium

b)

Two mediums

c)

Three mediums

d)

No medium

40.

What is a key characteristic of surface waves?

a)

They travel through solid objects

b)

They occur at the interface of two different mediums

c)

They are invisible

d)

They only occur in space

41.

Which wave has a higher frequency?

a)

A

b)

B

42.

What is the unit for frequency?

a)

hz

b)

km

43.

Choose all that apply

a)

A has a frequency of 5.5 hz

b)

B has a frequency of 5.5 hz

c)

A has a frequency of 7.5 hz

d)

B has a frequency of 7.5 hz

44.

A

a)

Compression

b)

Rarefaction

45.

B

a)

Compression

b)

Rarefaction

46.

A

a)

Compression

b)

Rarefaction

c)

Wavelength

47.

C

a)

Compression

b)

Rarefaction

c)

Wavelength

48.

Fluid in science is (choose all that apply)

a)

Solid

b)

Liquid

c)

Gas

49.

which statement is true?

a)

The focus is below the surface where the earthquake starts and the epicenter is on the surface above the focus

b)

The Epicenter is below the surface where the earthquake starts and the focus is on the surface above the epicenter

c)

Both the focus and epicenter are below the surface

50.

________ are the slowest seismic waves and last to arrive.

a)
P waves
b)
S waves
c)
Surface waves
d)
Epicenter
51.

Which is true

a)

Granite is more dense and basalt is less dense

b)

Granite is less dense and basalt is more dense

c)

Granite and basalt have the same density

52.

Granite is the most common rock _________

a)

Crust

b)

Oceanic crust

c)

Continental crust

d)

Mantle

53.

Basalt is the most common rock _________

a)

Crust

b)

Oceanic crust

c)

Continental crust

d)

Mantle

54.

Crust

a)

Rigid rock, dirt, soil

b)

Solid rock

c)

Liquid Metal

d)

Solid Metal

55.

Mantle

a)

Rigid rock, dirt, soil

b)

Solid rock

c)

Liquid Metal

d)

Solid Metal

56.

Outer core

a)

Rigid rock, dirt, soil

b)

Solid rock

c)

Liquid Metal

d)

Solid Metal

57.

Inner core

a)

Rigid rock, dirt, soil

b)

Solid rock

c)

Liquid Metal

d)

Solid Metal

58.

Crust and upper mantle

a)

Asthenosphere

b)

Mesosphere

c)

Lithosphere

59.

What kind of wave is pictured? Choose 2

a)
Transverse Wave
b)
Longitudinal Wave
c)

S-wave

d)

P-wave

60.

What kind of wave is pictured? Choose 2

a)
Transverse
b)
Longitudinal
c)

S-wave

d)

P-wave

61.

What are the 2 mediums of a seismic surface wave traveling along oceanic crust?

a)

Geosphere

b)

Atmosphere

c)

Hydrosphere

62.

What are the 2 mediums of a seismic surface wave traveling along continental crust?

a)

Geosphere

b)

Atmosphere

c)

Hydrosphere

63.

Describe your answers on page 7

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