Earth Science Q1W1

Multiple Choice

What planet is closest to the sun?

• Earth

• Mercury

• Mars

• Jupiter

Multiple Choice

Goldilocks’ zone is the right distance of a planet from <blank> which allows water to remain liquid.

• the sun

• other planets

• each other

• its moon

Multiple Choice

Why is Venus inhabitable?

• It is mainly composed of gases

• It has extreme temperature due to its slow rotation

• It is very hot due to a lot of active volcanoes that produce a thick atmosphere

• It has thin atmosphere and cold surface temperature due to little volcanic activity

Multiple Choice

At what temperature range is life limited to?

• 0 to 100°C

• -15 to 115°C

• -5 to 115°C

• 15 to 100 °C

Multiple Choice

What Earth subsystem encompasses all the land?

• Atmosphere

• Biosphere

• Hydrosphere

• Lithosphere

Reorder

Reorder the following from the inside (1) of the earth outward (4).

• Inner core

• Outer core

• Mantle

• Crust

1

2

3

4

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

Multiple Choice

What is the inner core made up of?

• Liquid metal

• Solid metal

• Rocks

• Magma

Multiple Choice

In the hydrosphere, what makes up most of the water?

• Freshwater

• Glaciers

• Groundwater

• Oceans

Multiple Choice

On which area of the ocean does marine life usually exists?

• Ocean floors

• Sunlit surface

• Midnight zone

• Near ocean basin

Reorder

Arrange the different layers of the atmosphere from the lowest (1) to the highest (5).

• Troposphere

• Stratosphere

• Mesosphere

• Thermosphere

• Exosphere

1

2

3

4

5

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5

Match

Match the correct description of the different layers of the atmosphere.

• Troposphere

• Stratosphere

• Mesosphere

• Thermosphere

• Exosphere

The lowest layer, where weather occurs

Location of ozone layer

The coldest

The hottest

The outermost layer

• The lowest layer, where weather occurs

• Location of ozone layer

• The coldest

• The hottest

• The outermost layer

Multiple Choice

What is the coldest layer of the atmosphere?

• Troposphere

• Stratosphere

• Mesosphere

• Exosphere

Multiple Choice

What layer of the atmosphere and lithosphere do humans live?

• Mesosphere and crust

• Stratosphere and outer core

• Troposphere and crust

• Thermosphere and mantle

Multiple Choice

What organisms are at the base of the food chain?

• Animals

• Humans

• Insects

• Plants

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is the result of increasing carbon dioxide (CO₂) in the ocean?

• Decrease in ocean temperature

• Increase in ocean temperature

• Increase marine life

• Predictable tides

Open Ended

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