Env. Sci 3.1 Notes

Env. Sci 3.1 Notes

Multiple Select

Which of the following are spheres of the Earth

• Biosphere

• Geosphere

• Atmosphere

• Hydrosphere

Multiple Choice

What makes up the biosphere

• life

• earth

• air

• water

Multiple Choice

What makes up the hydrosphere

• life

• earth

• air

• water

Multiple Choice

What makes up the atmosphere

• life

• earth

• air

• water

Multiple Choice

What makes up the geosphere

• life

• earth

• air

• water

Multiple Choice

What is the name of the part of the Earth that we live on

• Mantle

• Core

• Crust

Multiple Choice

The inner core is

• molten

• solid

• crystal

• gas

Multiple Choice

What type of plate boundary is shown, two plates are sliding past each other

• Transform

• Convergent

• Divergent

• Destructive

Multiple Choice

What type of plate boundary is shown, two plates are colliding into each other

• Transform

• Convergent

• Divergent

• Destructive

Multiple Choice

What type of plate boundary is shown, two plates are moving away from each other

• Transform

• Convergent

• Divergent

• Destructive

Multiple Choice

Where do Earthquakes most commonly occur?

• At plate boundaries

• Within plates

• Below plates

• Pacific rim of fire

Multiple Choice

What is a fault

• A mistake

• a weakness in the mantle

• a weakness in the plate

• a weakness in the crust

Open Ended

How does a volcano form?

Open Ended

Give one way in which the earth's surface is shaped by erosion

Open Ended

What are the 4 spheres of the Earth?

Open Ended

What are the three main parts of the Geosphere

Multiple Select

Which of the following are the strongest processes that shape the Earth's surface

• Erosion

• plate tectonics

• nuclear weapons

• fusion reactors