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| Earth's core is mostly made up of iron and magnesium. (True or False) | False
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| Scientists think that movements in the liquid inner core create Earth's magnetic field. (True or False) | False
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| The oceanic crust is most like granite in composition overall. (True or False) | False
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| Pressure and temperature increase as you move deeper below Earth's surface. (True or False) | True
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| To learn about Earth's interior, geologists study how seismic waves move through Earth. (True or False) | True
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| The core is Earth's outer skin of solid rock. (True or False) | False
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| In which layer of Earth is the asthenosphere located? | Mantle
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| list the main layers of Earth in order from outermost to innermost | Crust, Mantle, Core
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| Which best describes the mantle? | Upper Part Solid;Lower Part Liquid
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| What do geologists call the crust and uppermost mantle? | Lithosphere
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| Liquid layer of earth made of iron and nickel | Outer Core
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| solid part of earth made of iron and nickel. | Inner Core
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| A ____ fault forms as a result of horizontal compression. | Reverse
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| The thickness of lava and its resistance to moving is called: | Viscosity
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| The Himalayas formed as the result of: | Continental-Continental Convergence
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| Which type of volcano forms when small pieces of magma are ejected into the air and then fall back to Earth and pile up around a vent. | Cinder Cone
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| Mauna Loa (Hawaii) is an example of this type of volcano: | Shield
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| Rates earthquake intensity | Modified Mercalli Scale
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| Measure of the energy released by an earthquake | Magnitude
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| Force per unit area acting on a material | Stress
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| Fracture in rock along which movement occurs | Fault Plane
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| Wave generated by vertical motions of the seafloor | Tsunami
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| Deformation of materials as a result of stress | Strain
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| What is the Epicenter? | The Area Directly Above the Focus
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| At which point will the most damage occur as a result of an earthquake? | The Epicenter
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| Hey so there are some graphs on the quiz that I don’t know how to turn into cards. It’s just basic maths, so as long as you graduated the 4th grade you should be fine. | Oh ok cool thanks man.
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| When an earthquake occurs, energy radiates in all directions from its source. The source is also referred to as the ________. | Focus
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| ________ have the highest speeds. | Primary Waves (P-waves)
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| P and S waves travel through solids and P waves travel through liquids. (True or False) | True
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| The Mercalli Scale is a scale from ________. | I to XII that rates the structural damage due to an earthquake.
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| In the figure, the stress on block 'Z' is parallel, aka... | Shear
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| The San Andreas Fault in California and the Alpine Fault in New Zealand are examples of ________. | Strike-Slip Faults
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| In a(n) ________ fault, the hanging wall block moves up with respect to the footwall block. | Reverse
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| The Sierra Nevada Mountains of California, and the Teton Mountains of Wyoming, ranges are examples of ________. | fault blocks uplifted by late Tertiary to Quaternary normal faulting.
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| In an image where the oceanic crust is trusting under the earths crust and creating a wedge, what would you call it? | accretionary wedge
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| In 1980, ________ was the first Cascade Range volcano to erupt since Mt. Lassen in 1915-16. | Mt. St. Helens
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| The Pacific Ring of Fire is predominately a ______ boundary. | Convergent
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| When mapping the depths of earthquakes, which type of convergent boundary has deeper earthquakes? Oceanic/Oceanic, Oceanic/Continental, Continental/Continental | Oceanic/Continental
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| The thin and solid outmost layer of the Earth. | Crust
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| Located between the inner core and the mantle. | Outer Core
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| Strong lower part of the mantle. | Mesosphere
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| The thick layer of rock between the earth's crust and core. | Mantle
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| The solid innermost part of the earth, composed mostly of iron and nickel under extremely high pressure and temperature. | Inner core
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| The solid, plastic layer of the mantle made up of mantle rock that flows very slowly, which allows tectonic plates to move on top of it. | Asthenosphere
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| The solid, outer layer of the earth that consists of the crust and the rigid upper part of the mantle. | Lithosphere
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| What are the three main kinds of rock? | Igneous, Metamorphic, Sedimentary
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| Provide examples of Igneous rocks | Obsidian, Bath Salt, Granite, Dacite, Andesite, Pumice
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| Provide examples of Metamorphic rocks | phyllite, schist, gneiss, quartzite and marble
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| Provide examples of Sedimentary rocks | breccia, conglomerate, sandstone, siltstone, and shale
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| How are Igneous rocks made? | Cooled and crystallized magma
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| How are Metamorphic rocks made? | Rocks subjected to heat and pressure
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| How are Sedimentary rocks made? | Formed from pre-existing rocks undergoing weathering and pressure
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| How does a volcano form? | Volcanoes are formed when magma from within the Earth's upper mantle works its way to the surface.
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| Where does a volcano form? | Most volcanos form at the boundaries between tectonic plates. Some however occur under “hot spots”
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| Name all types of fault boundary’s. | Normal, Reverse, and Strike-Slip Faults
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| Label the layers of the earth. | Inner core, outer core, mantle, and crust
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| Label the layers of the earth. (Sphere terminology) | Lithosphere, Asthenosphere, Mesosphere
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| Define convection currents. | Lighter (less dense), warm material rises while heavier (more dense) cool material sinks. It is this movement that creates circulation patterns that move the lithosphere.
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| Name some tools scientist used to study volcanos. | portable monitoring station, Global Positioning System, digital monitors, Thermal imaging
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