Let's Check Your Understanding about Earthquakes

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Which of the following seismic waves is detected first by the seismograph?

• L-waves     

• P-waves           

• R-waves   

• S-waves

The scientists who study the earthquake are_____________.

• archeologists    

• geologists       

• seismologists        

• volcanologists

Which of the following cannot be used as an indicator of an approaching earthquake? 

• Prediction of the fortune-teller.

  years.

• The place is situated on a fault line.

• The animals have a strange behavior

• The place has experienced violent earthquakes in the past

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What happens to the P-waves when they are approaching the molten part of the earth’s interior?

• become slower   

• they disappear  

• the velocity increases   

• remain the same

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

Which layer of the earth contains rocks that are moving slowly but continuously?

• crust             

• inner core            

• mantle           

• outer core

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Which government agency in the Philippines monitors the earthquakes?

• DOST            

• DENR      

• NDRRMC          

• PHIVOLCS

Which of the following describes the aftershocks correctly? The aftershocks ______________.

• happen before the main shock

• are the energy penetrating the earth

• can give predictions about the earthquake

• are small earthquakes after the giant quake

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

The lithospheric plates are believed to be moving slowly.  What is the driving force that facilitates this movement?

• the force of the atmosphere                

• the gravitational force of the moon

• convection current in the mantle        

• the magnetic force of the atmosphere

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

This is the solid innermost part of the earth that is made of metal.

        

• crust           

• inner core              

• mantle             

• outer core