Geology: Lesson 8-9 Review

When designing a building that can handle an earthquake, which part of the structure is most important?

• Base
• Roof
• Sides

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Which shape of building is considered to be the strongest?

• Rectangular
• Circular
• Triangular

8. Earthquake waves travel:

• Side to side
• Up and down
• Neither side/side nor up/down
• Both side/side and up/down

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True or False: An EQ resistant building must be very ridgid/hard to withstand an EQ?

• True

• False

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Place the layers of the Earth in order, starting with the inner most layer.

• Inner core

• Mantle

• Crust

• Outer core

Which layer of Earth is liquid?

• Crust
• Mantle
• Outer core
• Inner core

The mantle/asthenosphere is what consistancy?

• solid

• Liquid

• semi-solid (oobleck like)

True or false: The crust is the thinnest layer of Earth?

• True

• False

As you go deeper into the Earth, what increases?

• Pressure
• Thickness of matter
• Heat (temperature)
• Pressure & Heat

• Pressure & Thickness

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The lithosphere is:

• It is the upper part of the mantle and the crust
• It floats on top of the semi-solid part of the mantle (asthenosphere)
• It is broken into large pieces
• All of the above

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