Earth Science Part #1.1

Question 1

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

Answer 1

b) Crust, Mantle, Outer Core, Inner Core

Question 2

INTO THE MOVING EARTH:

What are the two kinds of solid crusts?

O______ and C__________

Answer 2

Oceanic and Continental.

Question 3

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

Answer 3

a) Crust

Question 4

INTO THE MOVING EARTH:

This is the kind of crust that is less denser.

Oceanic or Continental Crust?

Answer 4

Continental Crust.

Question 5

INTO THE MOVING EARTH:

This kind of crust is made up of magnesium silicates.

Oceanic or Continental Crust?

Answer 5

Oceanic Crust.

Question 6

INTO THE NEW EARTH:

This is a semisolid, rocky and very hot layer.

a) Crust
b) Mantle
c) Outer Core
d) Inner Core

Answer 6

b) Mantle

Question 7

INTO THE NEW EARTH:

The crust and the uppermost part of the mantle comprise the L _ _ _ _ S _ _ _ _ _ .

Answer 7

L I T H O S P H E R E .

Question 8

INTO THE NEW EARTH:

This is a rigid layer that can break under stress.

a) Asthenosphere
b) Atmosphere
c) Lithosphere
d) Stratosphere

Answer 8

c) Lithosphere.

Question 9

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

Answer 9

a) Tectonic Plates

Question 10

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

Answer 10

c) Asthenosphere

Question 11

INTO THE NEW EARTH:

The Asthenosphere can deform and reshape driven by heat energy, which circulates as C________ C_______.

Answer 11

Convection Currents.

Question 12

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

Answer 12

d) Outer Core

Question 13

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

Answer 13

a) Inner Core

Question 14

INTO THE NEW EARTH:

This is the interface between the crust and the upper mantle.

a) Mohorovicic Discontinuity
b) Gutenberg Discontinuity
c) Lehmann Discontinuity

Answer 14

a) Mohorovicic Discontinuity

Question 15

INTO THE NEW EARTH:

This is the interface between the mantle and the outer core.

a) Mohorovicic Discontinuity
b) Gutenberg Discontinuity
c) Lehmann Discontinuity

Answer 15

b) Gutenberg Discontinuity

Question 16

INTO THE NEW EARTH:

This is the interface between the outer and the inner core.

a) Mohorovicic Discontinuity
b) Gutenberg Discontinuity
c) Lehmann Discontinuity

Answer 16

c) Lehmann Discontinuity

Question 17

MAPPING THE NEW EARTH:

This refers to the waves of energy that travel on Earth, and is formed during earthquakes.

S _ _ _ _ _ _ W _ _ _ _ .

Answer 17

S E I S M I C W A V E S .

Question 18

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

Answer 18

b) Seismograph

Question 19

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

Answer 19

c) Seismogram

Question 20

MAPPING THE INNER EARTH:

This is the kind of seismic waves travel through inner layers of the Earth.

B _ _ _ W A V E S .

Answer 20

B O D Y W A V E S .

Question 21

MAPPING THE INNER EARTH:

This is the kind of seismic waves that travel through the surface only.

S _ _ _ _ _ _ W A V E S .

Answer 21

S U R F A C E W A V E S .

Question 22

MAPPING THE INNER EARTH:

What are the two types of body waves?

P _ _ _ _ _ _ _ and S _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Waves.

Answer 22

Primary and Secondary Waves.

Question 23

MAPPING THE INNER EARTH:

What are the two types of surface waves?

L _ _ _ and R _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Waves.

Answer 23

Love and Rayleigh Waves.

Question 24

MAPPING THE INNER EARTH:

This kind of body wave is the first to be felt on Earth’s surface.

Primary or Secondary?

Answer 24

Primary Waves.

Question 25

MAPPING THE INNER EARTH:

This kind of body wave has a transverse movement, and do not travel on liquid. This is the reason why we discovered that outer core is liquid.

Primary or Secondary?

Answer 25

Secondary Waves.

Question 26

MAPPING THE INNER EARTH:

This is the fastest type of surface wave, and moves sideways in horizontal plane motion.

Love or Rayleigh?

Answer 26

Love Waves.

Question 27

MAPPING THE INNER EARTH:

This is the kind of surface wave that moves in a circular motion, and gives off a greater devastation during an earthquake.

Love or Rayleigh?

Answer 27

Rayleigh Waves.