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Layers Quiz

The document is a quiz for Earth Science 10, consisting of true or false questions, multiple-choice questions, and essay prompts related to tectonic plates, earthquakes, and Earth's layers. It assesses knowledge on topics such as plate movement, crust composition, and earthquake characteristics. The quiz includes a variety of question formats to evaluate understanding of fundamental Earth science concepts.

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Layers Quiz

The document is a quiz for Earth Science 10, consisting of true or false questions, multiple-choice questions, and essay prompts related to tectonic plates, earthquakes, and Earth's layers. It assesses knowledge on topics such as plate movement, crust composition, and earthquake characteristics. The quiz includes a variety of question formats to evaluate understanding of fundamental Earth science concepts.

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QUIZ IN EARTH SCIENCE 10

True or False.
________1. Plates are constantly moving slowly.
________2. Volcanoes are formed in the inner core of the Earth.
________3. Continental crust is denser than oceanic crust.
________4. Movement of tectonic plates causes the formation of different
landforms.
________5. Earthquake can also cause minor destructions.
________6. Oceanic crust is thicker than continental crust.
________7. inner is made up of solid iron and nitrogen while outer core is made up
of liquid iron and nitrogen.
________8. Tectonic plates only move away from each other.
________9. The plates are riding over the molten rocks also called
“asthenosphere”.
________10. Mantle is thinner than the crust.

II.A Choose the correct answer from the box.


basalt lithosphere subduction Inner core
granite crust asthenosphere Outer core

_____________1. It is made up of liquid iron and nickel.


_____________2. It is made up of solid iron and nickel.
_____________3. A process where one plate sink below the lighter plate.
_____________4. The thinnest and outermost layer of the earth.
_____________5. It is compose of the crust and the upper mantle.
_____________6. The rock component found in the continental crust.
_____________7. The viscous semi liquid material that flows slowly which causes the
plates to move.

B.
epicenter fault magnitude Plate tectonic magma
Oceanic intensity focus Tectonic plate Plate tectonic
crust theory

_____________1. It is how those pieces move and interact with each other.
_____________2. These are the different pieces of the Earth's crust that move
around as they float on top of the mantle.
_____________3. A theory which suggest that Earth’s crust is made up of plates that
interact with various ways, thus producing earthquakes, mountains, volcanoes
and other geologic features.
_____________4. Plate which is thinner but denser.
_____________5. Also known as the hot molten rock.
_____________6. A break or fracture in the crust of Earth.
_____________7. The place within Earth where earthquake waves originate
_____________8. Location on the surface directly above the focus
_____________9. A measure of the degree of earthquake shaking at a given locale
based on the amount of damage
_____________10. This estimates the amount of energy released at the source of
the earthquake.

III. Essay

1. What are the preparations before an earthquake?(5 points)


2. Discuss how plates move. (5 points)

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