Earth - Part 1 Review

The Layer that surrounds the earth and protects it from too much sunlight is the

• hydrosphere
• geosphere
• atmosphere
• lithosphere

Earth's lakes, oceans, and rivers are part of the

• geography
• hydrosphere
• lithosphere
• atmosphere

Rocks, soil, and minerals are part of the

• atmosphere

• hydrosphere

• geosphere

• water cycle

The center layer of the earth is the

• mantle
• core
• crust
• epicenter

The theory that says that the earth's surface is made up of about 20 moving pieces is called

• plate pressure
• technical evidence
• plate tectonics
• hypotonics

Which of these can be caused by plate movement.

• Thunder, wind, rain
• Mountains, earthquakes, volcanos
• Waves, tides, floods
• Fossils and rock layers

If you are at the inner core of the earth, you will find

• melted rock

• sweltering, swirling gases

• solid, hot metal

• molten column

What happens in convection currents?

• Cold matter rises and hot matter sinks
• Rocky matter sinks and gas matter rises
• Hot matter rises and cold matter sinks
• Rivers flow along the ocean surface

All of these can be sprayed from an erupting volcano EXCEPT

• Ash
• Gas
• Wood
• Lava

Most earthquakes occur

• near ocean bottoms
• near plate boundaries
• near the poles
• near the equator