SCIENCE (EARTHQUAKES)

Question 1

these are the major and minor blocks
of rocks.

Answer 1

Tectonic Plates

Question 2

composed of crust and uppermost part of
the mantle, a rigid layer that can break under stress.

Answer 2

Lithosphere

Question 3

a sheet, quantity, or thickness of material,
typically one of several, covering a surface or body.

Answer 3

Layers

Question 4

The thinnest layer of the earth, separated by 2 types –
Continental and Oceanic

Answer 4

Crust

Question 5

The thickest layer of the earth, made mostly out of
silicate and heavy metals such as iron, nickel, magnesium, and
others.

Answer 5

Mantle

Question 6

Third layer of the earth, made out of metals such
as iron and nickel. The only liquid layer of earth.

Answer 6

Outer core

Question 7

the innermost layer of the earth, a hot solid ball of
(mostly) iron.

Answer 7

Inner core

Question 8

are the waves of energy
caused by the sudden breaking of rock
within the earth or an explosion.

Answer 8

Seismic waves

Question 9

Instrument that records
seismic waves

Answer 9

Seismograph

Question 10

Types of
Seismic
Waves

Answer 10

Body waves
P-waves (Primary)
S-waves (Secondary)

Question 11

Within the Earth Body

Answer 11

Body Waves

Question 12

Felt at surface of Earth

Answer 12

Surface Waves

Question 13

Side to side motion

Answer 13

Love wave

Question 14

Circular motion (Up and down)

Answer 14

Rayleigh wave

Question 15

The Earth’s crust is made up of several pieces called __________ and most earthquakes occur along their edges.

Answer 15

tectonic plates

Question 16

The plates under the oceans are called _________ Plates that are not under the ocean are continental plates.

Answer 16

oceanic plates