SCIENCE QUIZ BEE

Which of the following makes up Earth's crust and the uppermost part of the mantle?

• Core

• Continent

• Lithosphere

• Asthenosphere

Which of the following best describes earthquake intensity?

• Richter scale

• Mercalli scale

• Shadow scale

• Seismograph

The Ring of Fire is located around the edges of the ________.

• Eurasian Plate

• Nazca Plate

• Pacific Plate

• South American Plate

The point on the crust directly above the hypocenter is the _______________.

• Epicenter

• Fault plane

• Focus

• Slip

Who is considered the Father of Electromagnetism?

• Albert Einstein

• Heinrich Hertz

• James Clerk Maxwell

• Wilhelm Roentgen

In radio broadcasting, AM stands for ___________.

• After Morning

• Amplitude Modeling

• Amplitude Modulation

• Ante Meridian

Among the different colors of visible light, which has the longest wavelength?

• Blue

• Green

• Orange

• Red

Which evidence does not support Wegener's concept of continental drift?

• Seas and oceans in different parts of the world have the pH and salt content with their coasts containing the same type of sand

• Matching plant fossils in South America, Africa, India, Australia, and Antarctica

• Matching early mammal fossils found in South America and Africa

• Evidence of glaciers is present in regions with warm, dry climates

What is the correct order of the layers of Earth from the surface to the center?

• asthenosphere, lithosphere, mesosphere, outer core, inner core

• lithosphere, asthenosphere, mesosphere, outer core, inner core

• mesosphere, outer core, inner core, lithosphere

• lithosphere, asthenosphere, mesosphere, outer core

The northern part of Pangaea

• Gondwanaland

• Asia

• Laurasia

• Eurasia