Earth Science Summative #1
Quiz by Sara Leigh-Manuell
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- Q1What describes the temperature of the inner core?It is the same temperature as the outer core.It is cooler than the crustIt is hotter than the crustIt is colder than the mantle30sEditDelete
- Q2Which layer of the Earth is the least dense?The lithosphereThe mantleThe crustThe core30sEditDelete
- Q3Which layer of the Earth is the most dense?The crustThe outer coreThe inner coreThe upper mantle30sEditDelete
- Q4Where are convection currents found?In the inner coreIn the mantleIn the crustIn the outer core30sEditDelete
- Q5What is the order of the Earth's layers going from the inside to the outside?mantle, crust, outer core, inner corecrust, mantle, outer core, inner coreinner core, outer core, mantle, crust30sEditDelete
- Q6What does the word "density" mean?How tightly compacted together something isHow hot something isHow deep something isHow thick something is30sEditDelete
- Q7True or False: Each layer of the Earth is the same thickness.TrueFalse30sEditDelete
- Q8True or False: Each layer of the Earth is made up of solid AND liquid.FalseTrue30sEditDelete
- Q9True or False: The deeper you go, the hotter the layers get.TrueFalse30sEditDelete
- Q10True or False: The deeper you go, the more dense the layers get.TrueFalse30sEditDelete
- Q11Explain convection currents.Magma heats up near the crust. It sinks because it is less dense, then heats back up and rises because it is more dense.Magma heats up near the core. It rises because it is less dense, then cools and sinks back down because it is more dense.30sEditDelete
- Q12What layers of Earth make up the lithosphere?the asthenosphere and inner corethe mantle and inner corethe crust and upper mantlethe crust and outer core30sEditDelete
- Q13The difference in arrival time between the P and S wave is used to calculate what?the distance from the epicenterthe strength of the earthquakethe location of the tsunamithe size of the earthquake30sEditDelete
- Q14The continuous cycle of magma heating, rising, cooling, and sinking is called what?convention codesconvection currentsconvergent boundariescollaboration zone30sEditDelete
- Q15What instruments do scientists use to measure earthquakes?barometerseismographsseismologistsradar30sEditDelete
- Q16How do we know the outer core is a liquid?we don't knowno waves can travel through the coreP-waves stop when they get to the outer core.S-waves stop when they get to the outer core30sEditDelete
- Q17What is the S-P interval on this seismogram?44 seconds40 seconds48 seconds0 seconds30sEditDelete
- Q18What is the S-P interval of this seismogram?53 seconds60 seconds56 seconds52 seconds30sEditDelete
