Earth’s Surface
Quiz
1/17/2014
Multiple choice ---3 points each
Short-Extended Answer—10 points each
1. During an earthquake seismic waves travel across Earth’s surface. Which
type of waves travel across the surface?
a. P waves
b. S waves
c. Surface waves
d. P & S waves
2. The outer core of Earth’s crust is composed of ….
a. An iron core
b. Solid metal
c. Molten metal
d. A liquid core
3. Which of the following create faults?
a. Transform
b. Tension
c. Shearing
d. Divergent
4. Which part of Earth is the largest?
a. Crust
b. Mantle
c. Outer core
d. Inner core
5. Earth’s plates are pieces of which layer
a. Lithosphere
b. Asthenosphere
c. Inner core
d. Mantle
6. Which force pushes plates together?
a. Tension
b. Compression
c. Shearing
d. Isotasy
7. Which force occurs when Earth’s plates are moving apart?
a. Tension
b. Compression
c. Shearing
d. Isotasy
8. Which layer of Earth is thought to be solid and composed mostly of the metal
iron?
a. Crust
b. Mantle
c. Outer core
d. Inner core
9. Which suggest that Earth’s lithosphere floats on the asthenosphere?
a. Tension
b. Compression
c. Shear
d. Isotasy
10. Which type of mountain forms because of compression forces?
a. Fault-block mountains
b. Folded mountains
c. Upwarped mountains
d. Volcanic mountains
11. Which type of mountains forms because forces inside? Earth push up
overlying rock layers?
a. Fault-block mountains
b. Folded mountains
c. Upwarped mountains
d. Volcanic mountains
12. Which type of plate movement produces deep rifts such as rift valleys?
a. Plates moving together
b. Plates moving apart
c. Plates sinking
d. Plates sliding past each other
Short—Extended Answer
13. I was looking at the different pictures of the mountains earlier this week. If I
wanted to know which mountains were made by compression forces, what
would I look for?
14. Describe how Earth’s inner core is different than its outer core.
15. Describe how rocks clues help us determine what is inside of the Earth.
16. Describe what will happen if the following crust (plate boundaries) meet.
a. Continental—continental
b. Oceanic—oceanic
c. Oceanic-continental
17. Draw and label the interior of the Earth.