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- 1. Multiple Choice
Scientists discovered the interior structure of the earth by drilling the earth's crust down to the earth's core.
TRUE
FALSE
- 2. Multiple Choice
It is the deepest manmade hole on earth.
Mariana trench
Kola Superdeep Borehole
Canyon Diablo Crater
Bingham Canyon Mine
- 3. Multiple Choice
This are the waves of energy caused by the sudden breaking of rock within the earth.
Ocean Waves
Seismic Waves
Tsunami
Electromagnetic Waves
- 4. Multiple Choice
This type of seismic waves are waves that can travel through inner layers of the earth.
Body Waves
Surface Waves
Eight Waves
- 5. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is TRUE about P-Waves?
It is the fastest body waves
It can only travel to solid layers
It is also known as transverse wave
It moves like an ocean wave
- 6. Multiple Choice
S-wave can travel through interior layers of the earth except to _____________.
crust
mantle
outer core
- 7. Multiple Choice
What is the outermost and thinnest layer of the Earth?
crust
outer core
inner core
mantle
- 8. Multiple Choice
Which instrument records the shaking of the earth’s surface caused by seismic waves?
Mercalli Intensity
Richter Magnitude
Seismograph
Seismology Scale
- 9. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is the innermost layer and the deepest part of the earth?
crust
inner core
mantle
outer core
- 10. Multiple Choice
How does s-wave move?
It moves side to side as the wave travels backward.
It moves horizontally as the wave travels forward.
It moves in perpendicular direction and moves in up and down or side to side as the wave travels forward.
It moves vertically as the wave travels backward.
- 11. Multiple Choice
The velocity of the seismic waves depends on the density and elasticity of the medium.
True
False
- 12. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is true about seismic waves?
Seismic waves can travel through surface and inner layers of the earth.
Seismic waves are waves of energy that radiates during earthquake.
Seismic waves provide information about the interior structure of the earth.
ALL OF THE ABOVE
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