Earth Science Part #1.1 Flashcards
(27 cards)
INTO THE MOVING EARTH:
What is the correct arrangement for the four major layers of the Earth (from the top)?
a) Outer Core, Mantle, Inner Core, Crust
b) Crust, Mantle, Outer Core, Inner Core
c) Mantle, Inner Core, Outer Core, Crust
d) Inner Core, Outer Core, Crust, Mantle
b) Crust, Mantle, Outer Core, Inner Core
INTO THE MOVING EARTH:
What are the two kinds of solid crusts?
O______ and C__________
Oceanic and Continental.
INTO THE MOVING EARTH:
This is the outermost layer of the earth, where life exists.
a) Crust
b) Mantle
c) Outer Core
d) Inner Core
a) Crust
INTO THE MOVING EARTH:
This is the kind of crust that is less denser.
Oceanic or Continental Crust?
Continental Crust.
INTO THE MOVING EARTH:
This kind of crust is made up of magnesium silicates.
Oceanic or Continental Crust?
Oceanic Crust.
INTO THE NEW EARTH:
This is a semisolid, rocky and very hot layer.
a) Crust
b) Mantle
c) Outer Core
d) Inner Core
b) Mantle
INTO THE NEW EARTH:
The crust and the uppermost part of the mantle comprise the L _ _ _ _ S _ _ _ _ _ .
L I T H O S P H E R E .
INTO THE NEW EARTH:
This is a rigid layer that can break under stress.
a) Asthenosphere
b) Atmosphere
c) Lithosphere
d) Stratosphere
c) Lithosphere.
INTO THE NEW EARTH:
These are major and minor blocks that interact and create the tectonic activities on Earth.
a) Tectonic Plates
b) Continental Plates
c) Oceanic Plates
d) Philippine Plates
a) Tectonic Plates
INTO THE NEW EARTH:
This is the layer below the lithosphere that contains hot, molten rocks of magma.
a) Atmosphere
b) Exosphere
c) Asthenosphere
d) Thermosphere
c) Asthenosphere
INTO THE NEW EARTH:
The Asthenosphere can deform and reshape driven by heat energy, which circulates as C________ C_______.
Convection Currents.
INTO THE NEW EARTH:
This is the only liquid major layer of the Earth and is made of molten nickel and iron.
a) Inner Core
b) Mantle
c) Crust
d) Outer Core
d) Outer Core
INTO THE NEW EARTH:
This major layer of the Earth is solid, extremely hot and is made of solid iron, also gives magnetic characters.
a) Inner Core
b) Mantle
c) Crust
d) Outer Core
a) Inner Core
INTO THE NEW EARTH:
This is the interface between the crust and the upper mantle.
a) Mohorovicic Discontinuity
b) Gutenberg Discontinuity
c) Lehmann Discontinuity
a) Mohorovicic Discontinuity
INTO THE NEW EARTH:
This is the interface between the mantle and the outer core.
a) Mohorovicic Discontinuity
b) Gutenberg Discontinuity
c) Lehmann Discontinuity
b) Gutenberg Discontinuity
INTO THE NEW EARTH:
This is the interface between the outer and the inner core.
a) Mohorovicic Discontinuity
b) Gutenberg Discontinuity
c) Lehmann Discontinuity
c) Lehmann Discontinuity
MAPPING THE NEW EARTH:
This refers to the waves of energy that travel on Earth, and is formed during earthquakes.
S _ _ _ _ _ _ W _ _ _ _ .
S E I S M I C W A V E S .
MAPPING THE INNER EARTH:
These refer to instruments that are used to record the motion of the ground during an earthquake.
a) Seismometer
b) Seismograph
c) Seismogram
b) Seismograph
MAPPING THE INNER EARTH:
This refers to the recording of the ground
shaking at the specific location of the
instrument.
a) Seismometer
b) Seismograph
c) Seismogram
c) Seismogram
MAPPING THE INNER EARTH:
This is the kind of seismic waves travel through inner layers of the Earth.
B _ _ _ W A V E S .
B O D Y W A V E S .
MAPPING THE INNER EARTH:
This is the kind of seismic waves that travel through the surface only.
S _ _ _ _ _ _ W A V E S .
S U R F A C E W A V E S .
MAPPING THE INNER EARTH:
What are the two types of body waves?
P _ _ _ _ _ _ _ and S _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Waves.
Primary and Secondary Waves.
MAPPING THE INNER EARTH:
What are the two types of surface waves?
L _ _ _ and R _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Waves.
Love and Rayleigh Waves.
MAPPING THE INNER EARTH:
This kind of body wave is the first to be felt on Earth’s surface.
Primary or Secondary?
Primary Waves.
