
ES - 7 - Seismic Waves used to determine Earth's Interior
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- Q1You perform an field study. The question is "How does the depth underground affect the pressure?" Identify the independent variableDepth undergroundPressure at a certain depthTemperature at a certain depthNumber of layers30s
- Q2You perform an field study. The question is "How does the depth underground affect the pressure?" Identify the dependent variableDepth undergroundNumber of layers inside EarthTemperature at a certain depthPressure at a certain depth30s
- Q3Identify the model and the real systemThe model is the diagram on the left. The real system is the diagram on the rightThe model is the diagram on the right. The real system is the diagram on the left30s
- Q4Which describes one process being modeled in the system?Secondary waves being able to pass through the inner corePrimary/Pressure waves not being able to pass through a liquid layerPrimary waves being able to pass through the airSecondary/Shear waves not being able to pass through a liquid layer30s
- Q5Where in the system are secondary waves not passing through a liquid?The inner core (center circle/layer)The crust (outermost layer/circle)The mantle (third layer/circle)The outer core (second circle/layer)30s
- Q6Examine the model of the Earth's interior pictured. Which describes a process of a concept within the model?Digging to each layer of the Earth to determine the different layersUsing seismic waves to determine the interior layers of the EarthUsing primary waves to determine the liquid layer30s
- Q7Where in the system pictured are seismic waves used to determine the layers of Earth's interiorWhen each S Wave or P Wave strikes a layer inside Earth's interior a satellite image is sent to a computerWhen each S Wave or P Wave strikes a layer inside Earth it either refracts (slows & bends) OR reflects (bounces off)When each S Wave or P Wave strikes the different layers in our atmosphere a temperature increase is seenInside our Earth only the liquid outer core can be determined because these do not allow the P Waves to travel through them30s
- Q8P-waves can...travel through only liquidstravel through liquids and solidstravel through only solids30s
- Q9S-waves can travel throughsolids onlyboth solids and liquidsliquids only30s
- Q10How many layers of Earth are there?563430s
- Q11We determine the different layers of Earth's interior by...digging/drilling to each layerusing seismic wavesusing radar from satellites30s
- Q12When seismic waves hit a new layer inside Earth they...reflect (bounce off) AND refract (go through & bend)reflect (bounce off)refract (go through & bend)transmit (go through)30s
- Q13Scientists are able to determine the different layers of Earth's interior because the seismic waves...S-waves do not pass through the liquid outer corereflect (bounce off) AND refract (go through & bend) giving them different information at different locationsP-waves do not go through solidsAll answers30s
- Q14The innermost layer of Earth is theCenterCoreMantleCrust30s
- Q15The second layer of Earth is called theCrustCoreMantleMiddle30s