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Earth Science Quiz
Earth Science Quiz
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It has a variety of earth science related questions, making it a good well rounded quiz.
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What waves come first in the line of waves during an earthquake?
Surface wave
The water cycle
Secondary wave
Primary wave
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What kind of Fault is this, Rocks gets pushed up each other?
Lithosphere
Reverse fault
Strike-slip fault
Normal fault
3
Which layer is the outermost layer of our earth?
Outer Mantle
Crust
Core
Inner Mantle
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Which layer is the innermost layer of our earth?
Inner Core
Crust
Inner Mantle
Asthenosphere
5
What gets created when two Oceanic plates collide into each other?
Mt. Everest
A hotel
Rain
Under water trenches
6
Which wave creates the most damage during an earthquake?
Mohorovicic Discontinuity
Surface wave
Secondary wave
Primary wave
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What causes particles in rocks to move back and forth in the same direction?
Barometric pressure
Primary wave
Secondary wave
Surface wave
8
The crust and the rigid Upper Mantle Form this layer of our earth:
Psychological warfare
Plates
Lithosphere
D-day
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What cause particles in rock to move at right angles?
Barometric trend
Surface wave
Secondary wave
Seafloor spreading
10
What kind of Fault is this, Rocks slip past each other with little resistance?
Reverse fault
Strike-slip fault
Convergent plates
Normal fault
11
What kind of Fault is this, Fault is at an angle so the rocks slide down each other?
Normal fault
Divergent plates
Strike-slip fault
Reverse fault
12
Which layer is the thickest layer of our earth?
Inner Core
Crust
Outer Core
Mantle
13
What are large sections of Earth’s crust and Upper Mantle?
Subduction
Normal fault
Lithosphere
Plates
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What wave can pass through solids, liquids, and gases?
Subduction
Secondary wave
T-wave
Primary wave
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What gets created when two continental plates run into each other?
Clouds
Mountains
Burger King
Under water trenches
