4C & D

Question 1

What are the three main layers of the earth?

Answer 1

Crust, mantle, and core

Question 2

True or false: the crust is made of rocks

Answer 2

True

Question 3

Seismic waves move _______ as you go deeper into the crust

Answer 3

Faster

Question 4

The Moho line is located at the _______ of the crust and separates the crust and the mantle

Answer 4

Bottom

Question 5

When the speed of a wave starts to slow, this is called ___________

Answer 5

Discontinuity

Question 6

Do waves speed up or slow down at the Moho line?

Answer 6

Slow down

Question 7

The mantle is of 2 parts: the upper mantle and the _____________.

Answer 7

Asthenosphere

Question 8

The upper mantle moves with the tectonic plates and is made of ________.

Answer 8

Rock

Question 9

The upper mantle and crust combined are called the _____________.

Answer 9

Lithosphere

Question 10

Below the upper mantle is the ______________

Answer 10

Asthenosphere

Question 11

True or false: waves move slower in the asthenosphere

Answer 11

True

Question 12

The asthenosphere is made of _____________ rocks

Answer 12

Melting

Question 13

The mantle takes up _____% of the earth’s volume

Answer 13

84

Question 14

The _______ takes up 15% of the earth’s volume and is located below the mantle

Answer 14

Core

Question 15

True of false: the earth’s core is freezing

Answer 15

False, it is extraordinarily hot

Question 16

The core has 2 parts: the outer part is liquid and the inner part is _______.

Answer 16

Solid

Question 17

True or false: seismic waves DO NOT pass through the core

Answer 17

True

Question 18

Geologists believe the core is 85% _________.

Answer 18

Iron

Question 19

The earth’s ________ field is partially created by the core.

Answer 19

Magnetic

Question 20

Any raw material that we use from our environment is a ___________ resource

Answer 20

Natural

Question 21

___________ resources have an unlimited supply or are easily replenished

Answer 21

Renewable

Question 22

Name 3 renewable resources

Answer 22

Water, sunlight, wind

Question 23

Resources like coal and oil that CANNOT be replenished are called __________ resources

Answer 23

Nonrenewable

Question 24

The effort to oversee and control the use of natural resources is called _________ ___________. (2 words)

Answer 24

Resource management

Question 25

True or false: Resources that are consumed by humans, plants, and animals must be protected from pollutants

Answer 25

True

Question 26

_______ waves have to do with earthquakes and sound waves moving through the earth

Answer 26

Seismic waves