1. When rock fractures and slips, the sudden movement produces earthquake vibrations that are called: Group of answer choices Richter waves Mercalli waves Seismic waves Tsunami waves 2. The idea that tectonic stress can be progressively built before being suddenly released as an earthquake is known as: Group of answer choices Elastic Band Theory Elastic Release Theory Elastic Rebound Theory Elastic Rupture Theory 3. The location within the Earth where earthquake stress is initially released is known as: Group of answer choices The focus A fault The seismograph station The epicenter 4. Seismic waves that travel through the interior of the Earth are known as: Group of answer choices Intrusive waves Surface waves Body waves Interior waves 5. Which seismic body wave can only travel through solid materials? Group of answer choices Rayleigh waves S-waves P-waves Love waves 6. What mechanical behavior does the Earth's lithosphere exhibit? Group of answer choices Ductile plastic Fluid gas Fluid liquid Rigid solid 7. Which layer of the Earth exhibits a liquid behavior? Group of answer choices Outer Core Inner Core Actually, none of the above exhibit a liquid behavior Actually, all of the layers above exhibit a liquid behavior Asthenosphere 8. What happens to seismic body waves when they reach the core mantle boundary? Group of answer choices P waves continue into the outer core but S waves stop P waves speed up but S waves slow down S waves continue into the outer core but P waves stop Both P and S waves slow down but do not stop 9. Which rock composition is dominant within the Earth's mantle? Group of answer choices Mafic Felsic Ultramafic Iron and nickel 10. The Earth's oceanic and continental crusts differ in which of the following? Group of answer choices Composition Thickness Density All of the above 11. Where are the densest rocks found within the Earth? Group of answer choices Outer core Mantle Inner core Crust 12. Which of the Earth's compositional layers is a component of the asthenosphere? Group of answer choices Ocean crust All of the above Continental crust Upper Mantle 13. The Earth's lithosphere is: Group of answer choices The planet's outermost rigid layer (including the crust and uppermost mantle) The same thing as the crust The layer beneath the crust Completely within the mantle 14. Which of the following is NOT true of the Earth's asthenosphere? Group of answer choices It allows the overlying lithosphere to move because of its plastic behavior It is the layer that underlies the major tectonic plates It includes the crust and uppermost mantle It is hotter than the lithosphere 15. The state of balance between the density and thickness of the crust and the depth at which it sits in the asthenosphere is called: Group of answer choices Isostacy Isotropy Insomnia Strain .

1. 1. When rock fractures and slips, the sudden movement produces earthquake vibrations that
are called:
Group of answer choices
Richter waves
Mercalli waves
Seismic waves
Tsunami waves
2. The idea that tectonic stress can be progressively built before being suddenly released as an
earthquake is known as:
Group of answer choices
Elastic Band Theory
Elastic Release Theory
Elastic Rebound Theory
Elastic Rupture Theory
3. The location within the Earth where earthquake stress is initially released is known as:
Group of answer choices
The focus
A fault
The seismograph station
The epicenter
4. Seismic waves that travel through the interior of the Earth are known as:
Group of answer choices
Intrusive waves
Surface waves

2. Body waves
Interior waves
5. Which seismic body wave can only travel through solid materials?
Group of answer choices
Rayleigh waves
S-waves
P-waves
Love waves
6. What mechanical behavior does the Earth's lithosphere exhibit?
Group of answer choices
Ductile plastic
Fluid gas
Fluid liquid
Rigid solid
7. Which layer of the Earth exhibits a liquid behavior?
Group of answer choices
Outer Core
Inner Core
Actually, none of the above exhibit a liquid behavior
Actually, all of the layers above exhibit a liquid behavior
Asthenosphere
8. What happens to seismic body waves when they reach the core mantle boundary?
Group of answer choices

3. P waves continue into the outer core but S waves stop
P waves speed up but S waves slow down
S waves continue into the outer core but P waves stop
Both P and S waves slow down but do not stop
9. Which rock composition is dominant within the Earth's mantle?
Group of answer choices
Mafic
Felsic
Ultramafic
Iron and nickel
10. The Earth's oceanic and continental crusts differ in which of the following?
Group of answer choices
Composition
Thickness
Density
All of the above
11. Where are the densest rocks found within the Earth?
Group of answer choices
Outer core
Mantle
Inner core
Crust
12. Which of the Earth's compositional layers is a component of the asthenosphere?

4. Group of answer choices
Ocean crust
All of the above
Continental crust
Upper Mantle
13. The Earth's lithosphere is:
Group of answer choices
The planet's outermost rigid layer (including the crust and uppermost mantle)
The same thing as the crust
The layer beneath the crust
Completely within the mantle
14. Which of the following is NOT true of the Earth's asthenosphere?
Group of answer choices
It allows the overlying lithosphere to move because of its plastic behavior
It is the layer that underlies the major tectonic plates
It includes the crust and uppermost mantle
It is hotter than the lithosphere
15. The state of balance between the density and thickness of the crust and the depth at which
it sits in the asthenosphere is called:
Group of answer choices
Isostacy
Isotropy
Insomnia
Strain