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Grade 4 Science Term 1 2024-2025 Exam Review Part 4

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which part of the diagram below shows the wavelength?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

2.

Which part of the diagram below shows the trough?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

3.

Which part of the diagram below shows the crest?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

4.

Which part of the diagram below shows the amplitude?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

5.

What is the name of wave 1 and how does it move? Choose 2 options.

a)

transverse

b)

longitudinal

c)

back and forth

d)

up and down

6.

What is the name of wave 2 and how does it move? Choose 2 options.

a)

transverse

b)

longitudinal

c)

back and forth

d)

up and down

7.

Which word describes the amount of energy released by an earthquake?

a)

Amplitude

b)

Magnitude

c)

Wavelength

d)

Seismograph

8.

What instrument is used to measure and detect earthquakes?

a)

Amplitude

b)

Magnitude

c)

Wavelength

d)

Seismograph

9.

Which scale uses numbers from 1 and measures magnitude/energy released in earthquakes?

a)

Richter scale

b)

Mercalli scale

c)

Seismograph

d)

Thermometer

10.

Which scale uses roman numerals and measures what people felt in earthquakes?

a)

Richter scale

b)

Mercalli scale

c)

Seismograph

d)

Thermometer

11.

How much more energy does an earthquake 7 have compared to 6 on the Richter scale?

a)

1 time more energy

b)

12 times more energy

c)

32 times more energy

d)

50 times more energy

12.

What do you think happens to the amplitude of an earthquake when its magnitude increases?

a)

amplitude increases

b)

amplitude decreases

c)

amplitude stays the same

d)

amplitude moves closer together

13.

How do we know when the earthquake was stronger?

a)

curvy lines

b)

steeper lines

c)

straighter lines

d)

lines far from each other

14.

Which wave is felt first?

a)

longitudinal wave

b)

transverse wave

c)

seismograph

d)

epicenter

15.

Which wave causes more damage?

a)

longitudinal wave

b)

transverse wave

c)

seismograph

d)

epicenter

16.

Where is the earthquake strongest?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

17.

Which wave causes more damage?

a)

longitudinal wave

b)

transverse wave

c)

seismograph

d)

epicenter

18.

Where is the amplitude greatest?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

19.

How can you determine the amplitude of a wave pattern?

a)

Measure the length of each peak

b)

Measure the length of the entire wave

c)

Measure the height of each peak

d)

Measure the width of each peak

20.

If you use walking as a model for wavelength and amplitude, what would a short and high step represent?

a)

The short wavelength, low amplitude

b)

The short wavelength, high amplitude

c)

The long wavelength, low amplitude

d)

The long wavelength, high amplitude

21.

What is the name of wave B, the wave that is felt first?

(a)  

22.

What do scientists watch at point 1 to warn people about coming earthquakes?

(a)  

23.

What detects the first waves and send messages to Earthquake centers at point 2?

(a)  

24.

What happens at point 3 in the diagram?

a)

Longitudinal waves felt first from epicenter at the fault.

b)

Sensors detect longitudinal waves and alert sent out to earthquake center.

c)

Message sent to your device that calculates size and time of earthquake coming before transverse waves come.

d)

Scientists watch for a bulge in Earth's surface

25.

What is the name of wave A, the wave that causes more damage?

(a)