I.

Multiple Choice
Directions: Choose the best answer and write the answer before the number.
1) It is the energy that radiates in all directions from the focus in the form
of waves.
A. Energy waves
C. focus waves
B. Seismic waves
D. surface waves
2) What are the main types of seismic waves
I.
Body waves
II.
Surface waves
III.
Love waves
IV.
Rayleigh waves
C. I and II
D. I and III

C. III and IV
D. II and IV

For Questions 3 and 4, refer to the figure below that shows the cross
section of the Earth as seismic waves travel through it.

3) An S-wave shadow zone is formed as seismic waves travel through the

Earths body. Which of the following statements does this S-wave
shadow zone indicate?
A. The inner core is liquid.
B. The inner core is solid.
C. The mantle is solid.
D. The outer core is liquid.
4) Why are there no P-waves or S-waves received in the P-wave shadow
zojne?
A. P-waves are absorbed and S-waves are refracted by Earths outer core.
B. P-waves are refracted and S-waves are absorbed by Earths outer core.
C. Both the P-waves and S-waves are refracted by Earths outer core.
D. Both the P-waves and S-waves are absorbed by the Earths outer core.
5) A type of seismic wave where they arrive after main P and S are
confined to the outer layers of the Earth.
A. Surface waves
C. Seismic waves
B. Body waves
D. Rayleigh waves
6) What makes up the lithosphere?
A. Continental crust
C. Oceanic Crust and continental crust
B. Crust and upper mantle
D. Upper mantle

7) What are the types of surface waves?

i.
Love waves
ii.
Rayleigh waves
iii.
P-waves
iv.
S-waves
A. i and iv
C. i and ii
B. ii and iv
D. iii and iv
For questions 8-11, choose from the choices below.
A. Crust
C. outer Core
B. Mantle
D. inner core
8) It is a layer of the Earth that is beneath the crust.
9) The innermost layer of the Earth.
10)
It is the thinnest and the outermost layer of the Earth.
11)
Miners dig into the Earth in search for precious rocks and
minerals. In which layer is the deepest explorations made by miners.
12)
How do you compare the densities of the Earths crust, mantle
and core?
A. The mantle is less dense than the core but denser than the crust.
B. The mantle is less dense than both the core and crust.
C. The mantle is denser than the core but less dense than the crust.
D. The mantle is denser than both the core and the crust.
13)
The movement of the lithosperic plates is facililated by a soft,
weak and plastic layer. Which of the following layers is decribed in the
stament
A. Asthenosphere
C. Lithosphere
B. Atmosphere
D. Mantle
For questions 14-15, the following are the different elements found in the layers of
the Earth.
i.
ii.
iii.
iv.

Silicon
Oxygen
Iron
Nickel

14)
What are the compomnents of the mantle?
A. i and ii only
C. iii and iv only
B. I, ii, iii
d. none of the above.
15)
What are the components of the core?
A. i and ii only
C. iii and iv only
B. i, ii, iii
D. none of the above

II.

1.
2.
3.
4.

Modified True or False. Write true if the statement is true. Otherwise,

change the underlined word and write the appropriate word beside the
number to make the statement true.
P-waves travel faster than S-waves.
The mantle is the thinnest and the outermost layer of the Earth.
The lower part of the mantle is denser than the upper mantle.
The continental crust is made up of the silicon, oxygen, aluminum,
calcium and potassium.

5. The oceanic crust is lighter than the continental crust.

III.

Matching type. Write the correct answer beside the number. Remember, a
letter can be used more than once.
1. The part of the earth that is solid
A.inner core
but has the ability to flow.
B. S-waves
C. mantle
2. The layer of the earth
D. P-waves
that is madeup of liquid iron
E. outer core
F.surface waves
3. It is mostly made up of oxygen and silicon.
G. crust
H. seismic waves
4. The layer that makes up
I.Love waves
most of the earths mass and volume.
J. Rayleigh waves
5. A type of body waves
that can travel through liquids
6. A wave that moves in a
side-to-side horizonal motion
7. A wave the rolls along the ground.

IV.

Illustrate the layers of the Earth in the correct order. Label each layer. (3
points)