Chapter 13 Study Guide

Which sphere includes all the water on Earth?

• Geosphere

• Biosphere

• Hydropshere

• Stratosphere

Which sphere includes all living things on Earth?

• Geosphere

• Biosphere

• Hydrosphere

• Atmosphere

Which of these are the three layers of the Earth IN ORDER from the outermost layer to the innermost?

• crust, core, mantle

• mantle, crust, core

• lithosphere, crust, core

• crust, mantle, core

Which of these is NOT a way in which tectonic plates can interact with each other?

• Slide past each other

• Collide with each other

• One joins another plate

• Pull apart from each other

Where do earthquakes and volcanoes typically occur?

• In the ocean

• On the boundaries of tectonic plates

• In the middle of tectonic plates

• In the middle of continents

True or False? Earthquakes cannot occur in the middle of a tectonic plate.

• True

• False

What is erosion?

• moving water, ice, and wind that moves the soil and reshapes Earth's surface

• a process by which soil is transported from one location to another

• All of the above

Which two gases make up the MAJORITY of Earth's atmosphere?

• Nitrogen

• Argon

• Carbon Dioxide

• Oxygen

What is the first layer of the atmosphere in which weather occurs?

• stratosphere

• mesophere

• troposphere

• exosphere

What is the outermost layer of the atmosphere that is sometimes considered part of outer space?

• mesosphere

• thermosphere

• troposphere

• exosphere