SQ 1

Question 1

Consist of crust and upper mantle

Answer 1

Lithosphere

Question 2

Rocky outer or land part of earth

Answer 2

Lithosphere

Question 3

Thinnest part of a planet made up of solid rocks. Thickness is 5-50km and a density of 2.8g/cm2

Answer 3

Crust

Question 4

Layers of Earth

Answer 4

Crust
Mantle
Outer Core
Inner Core

Question 5

Mafic (Bassalt and Gabbro)
Thin (7-10km)
Cold
Dense
Young (not older than 200 years)

Answer 5

Ocean Crust

Question 6

Granite (Felsic)
Less dense
Thick (35-40km)
Older

Answer 6

Continental Crust

Question 7

Elements found in Continental Crust (6)

Answer 7

Silicone
Oxygen
Aluminum
Calcium
Sodium
Potassium

Question 8

States that the earth’s layer is fragmented into either a small or large plate

Answer 8

Plate Tectonic Theory

Question 9

Plates moves for 2-4cm per year
Cause by slow moving magma
Most geological activities happens on plate boundaries

Answer 9

Plate Tectonic Theory

Question 10

Place where two plates meet

Answer 10

Plate Boundaries

Question 11

Waves of energy caused by the sudden breaking of rock within earth or explosion

Answer 11

Seismic Waves

Question 12

2 types of Seismic Waves

Answer 12

Body Waves
Surface Waves

Question 13

Waves are determined by their speed, movement and propagation medium

Answer 13

Seismic Waves

Question 14

Travel through inner layers or interior of earth

Answer 14

Body Waves

Question 15

Travel along crust

Answer 15

Surface Waves

Question 16

Fastest; 1st to arrive
Move through solid rocks and liquids

Answer 16

P-Waves
(Primary or Compressional)

Question 17

Slower than P-waves
Moves side to side
Move through liquids

Answer 17

S-Waves
(Secondary or Shear)

Question 18

Fastest surface waves
Move side to side
Named after Augustus Edward Hough Love

Answer 18

Love Wave or L-Waves

Question 19

Causes most shaking when earthquake occurs
Roll the ground like ocean waves
Named after John William Strutt Rayleigh

Answer 19

Rayleigh Wave or R-Waves