Earth Layers and Seismic Wave Quiz

Earth Layers and Seismic Wave Quiz

8th Grade

22 Qs

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Earth Layers and Seismic Wave Quiz

Earth Layers and Seismic Wave Quiz

Assessment

Quiz

Science

8th Grade

Hard

NGSS
MS-PS4-2, MS-ESS1-2, MS-PS3-5

+6

Standards-aligned

Created by

JACOB HARRISON

Used 4+ times

FREE Resource

22 questions

Show all answers

1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 sec • 1 pt

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11. What force is responsible for pulling clouds of dust and gas together to form large bodies such as planets?
magnetism
gravity
static electricity
convection currents

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS2-5

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 sec • 1 pt

12. These types of waves are the fastest
p waves
s waves
surface waves
tidal waves

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 sec • 1 pt

13. This is the name for what happens to a wave as the bounce off a surface.
diffract
reflect
refract
frequency

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 sec • 1 pt

14. These types of seismic waves are very destructive when it comes to damaging structures like buildings and roads but they have difficulty passing beyond the crust.
surface waves
p waves
s waves
tidal waves

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 sec • 1 pt

15. Which one of the items below is NOT an example of how scientists use seismic waves to infer about the inner layers of Earth?
They notice waves speeding up or slowing down as they pass between layers (mediums)
They notice that waves reflect and refract as they pass between layers (mediums)
They notice that certain waves can only pass through solid materials.
They notice that body waves cannot pass through the surface of the Earth.

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 sec • 1 pt

16. What happens to the speed of seismic waves through a more dense material?
speed up
slow down
no change in speed
become circular in movement

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 sec • 1 pt

17. These types of body seismic waves only pass through solid layers of rock.
surface waves
p waves
s waves
tidal waves

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