4.1 Quiz: The Earth's Interior, Earthquakes and Faults
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IDENTIFICATION. Write your answers in CAPITAL letters.
This is the topmost layer of the Earth that is approximately 15 to 50 kilometers deep.
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This is the thickest layer of the Earth that composes almost 87% of the earth's volume.
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This is the innermost layer of the Earth that is composed of a liquid outer layer and a solid inner layer.
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This is a boundary found in between the crust and the mantle.
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This an inconsistent boundary which can be seen between the lower mantle and the outer core.
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TRUE OR FALSE
The Continental Drift Theory believes that the continents were once a big landmass called Pangaea.
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TRUE OR FALSE
The lithosphere is composed of little landmass known as plates and their movement causes major changes in the Earth's surface.
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TRUE OR FALSE
Surface waves cause more damage for they are faster than body waves, and therefore delivers energy from the focus of the earthquake to its surroundings faster.
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TRUE OR FALSE
Rayleigh waves are body waves that move horizontally that cause plate to move side to side.
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TRUE OR FALSE
The intensity of an earthquake is dependent on the distance of a place from the epicenter.
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Which of the following is TRUE about earthquakes?
All of the above
This is the natural fast shaking of the Earth's lithosphere due to the release of energy stored in rocks.
An earthquake is caused by a movement along land fractures or faults.
The movement of magma along the lithosphere can cause earthquakes.
300sS8ES-IIa-14 - Q12
Which of the following scales can be used to actually measure the size of the earthquake in its source?
PHIVOLCS Earthquake Intensity Scale
All of the above
Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale
Richter Magnitude Scale
300sS8ES-IIa-15 - Q13
Which of the following is defined as the measurement of the characteristic of an earthquake based on its effect on different places?
None of the above
Tectonic activities
Intensity
Magnitude
300sS8ES-IIa-15 - Q14
Which of the following is TRUE about a fault which caused an earthquake to happen three years ago?
The fault is inactive.
The fault will take a rest then wake up after 10 years.
The fault is undergoing dormancy.
The fault is considered as active.
300sS8ES-IIa-15 - Q15
Which of the following is not a kind of fault based on the direction of its movement?
Normal fault
Strike-slip fault
Thrust fault
Dormant fault
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