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Which layer of Earth is the thin outer shell?
a) Crust
b) Mantle
c) Outer Core
d) Inner Core

Which layer of Earth is the thick layer below the crust?
a) Crust
b) Mantle
c) Outer Core
d) Inner Core

Which layer of the Earth is the center of Earth made up of very dense elements?
a) Crust
b) Mantle
c) Core
d) Lithosphere

What are waves of energy released by earthquakes and travel through the Earth?
a) Radio waves
b) Seismic Waves
c) Transverse Waves
d) Earthquake Waves

Which part of Earth's core is solid iron and nickel due to extreme pressure?
a) Inner Core
b) Outer Core
c) Central Core
d) Target Core

Which part of Earth's core is liquid iron and nickel due to high temperatures?
a) Outer Core
b) Inner Core
c) Target Core
d) Central Core

What kind of seismic waves squeeze rock in the same direction that a waves is traveling?
a) S Waves
b) P Waves
c) E Waves
d) T Waves

Which kind of seismic waves move rock side to side?
a) S Waves
b) P Waves
c) E Waves
d) T Waves

Which type of seismic wave can ONLY travel through liquids?
a) S Waves
b) P Waves
c) C Waves
d) T Waves

Which type of seismic wave can travel through solids, liquids, and gasses?
a) P Waves
b) S Waves
c) T Waves
d) E Waves

What is the circular area in the Earth where S waves do not appear because they cannot travel through liquids (outer core)?
a) S Wave Shadow Zone
b) P Wave Shadow Zone
c) No Seismic Zone
d) S Wave Blocking Zone

What is the area where P waves do not appear due to their bending as they pass through different liquids and solids?
a) P Wave Shadow Zone
b) S Wave Shadow Zone
c) No Seismic Zone
d) P Wave Bending Zone

What is the process when unstable materials break down into stable materials, and large amounts of energy in the form of heat is released?
a) Radioactive Decay
b) Radio-deactive Decay
c) Breakdown Decay
d) Radioactive Dating

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