stud
bud
Sign up
Log in
Home
Library
Explore
SAT
More
Environtmental Science Flashcards | StudBud
Explore
/
Environtmental Science
What is the crust mostly made of?
What is Oceanic crust made of?
Environtmental Science
26 terms
·
StudBud Administration
·
13 plays
Imported from external platform
Flashcards
26 cards
F
Practice quiz
P
Host live
L
Questions
26
Answers
1
What is Oceanic crust made of?
Granite
Quartz
Silica
Basalt
2
What is the crust mostly made of?
Granite and Quartz
Quartz and Silica
Quartz and Basalt
Granite and Basalt
3
What is the point underground where an Earthquake occurs?
Ground Zero
Focus
Los Angeles
Epicenter
4
Which type of seismic waves cause the most damage?
Surface Waves
Secondary Waves
Primary Waves
It Varies
5
What layer of the Earth is number 3?
Inner Core
Mantle
Outer Core
Crust
6
Which layer of the Earth is described as made of a liquid metal and rock?
Inner Core
Outer Core
Mantle
Crust
7
What type of instrument is used to measure earthquakes?
Quakemeter
Richter scale
Seismagraph
Shake-ometer
8
What layer of the Earth is Number 2?
Inner Core
Outer Core
Crust
Mantle
9
Which of the below is a type of crust?
Burnt
Land
Raised
Oceanic
10
What is the transfer of heat through the movement of fluids?
Heat Transfer Theory
Convection
Heat Currents
Kinetic Theory
11
What type of boundary, below, is 1?
Subduction
Convergent
Divergent
Transform
12
Which layer of the Earth is described as made of a thick, plastic-like, liquid?
Crust
Mantle
Outer Core
Inner Core
13
Which type of seismic waves arrive first and are the fastest?
Surface Waves
Primary Waves
It Varies
Secondary Waves
14
Which layer of the Earth is described as made of a solid metal?
Mantle
Inner Core
Crust
Outer Core
15
Which of the below is a type of crust?
Burnt
Land
Raised
Continental
16
What layer of the Earth is number 4?
Mantle
Crust
Outer Core
Inner Core
17
The shaking of the Earth's crust caused by a release of energy is:
Earthquake
Rift Valley
Hurricaine
Volcano
18
Which layer of the Earth is described as the rocky outer layer?
Inner Core
Mantle
Crust
Outer Core
19
What theory states rocks will stretch, then break and snap back to their original position?
Volcanic Theory
Theory of Plate Tectonics
The Rubber Band Theory
Elastic Rebound Theory
20
What type of boundary, below, is 2?
Transform
Divergent
Subduction
Convergent
21
What layer of the Earth is Number 1?
Inner Core
Crust
Mantle
Outer Core
22
The area surrounding the Pacific Ocean which has the most active volcanoes is called:
The Ring of Fire
The Volcanic Ring
The Pacific Ring
The Ring of Volcanoes
23
What type of boundary, below, is 3?
Transform
Subduction
Convergent
Divergent
24
What is Continental crust made of?
Quartz
Silica
Granite
Basalt
25
What is the point on the surface, directly above the focus?
Epicenter
Focus
Ground Zero
Los Angeles
26
What is the theory which states the crust of the Earth is broken into plates which move slowly?
Law of Conservation of Matter
Plate Tectonics
Earthquake Theory
Richter Scale
