Review: The Changing Earth

In which diagram are the layers of the Earth correctly labeled?

• A

• B

• C

• D

The core of the Earth is

• the coldest part of the Earth

• made up of iron and nickel

• thinner than the crust

• a hollow space

Scientists have learned that there are layers in the Earth by

• using photographs from satellites

• drilling to the center of the Earth

• studying earthquake data

• exploring caves that go deeply into the Earth

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The atmosphere surrounding the Earth contains the most of which of the following gases

• oxygen and carbon dioxide

• nitrogen and water vapor

• carbon dioxide and nitrogen

• nitrogen and oxygen

What part of the diagram belongs to the Earth's hydrosphere?

• tree

• air

• cliff

• lake

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What part of the diagram belongs to the Earth's lithosphere?

• tree

• air

• cliff

• lake

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Moving plates are found within which part of the Earth?

• lithosphere

• hydropshere

• atmosphere

• core

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The bold line on the map shows the San Andreas Fault. The San Andreas Fault is a result of

• overpopulation

• a large glacier

• weathering and erosion

• plate movement

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The theory that states that the Earth's surface is made up of large moving pieces is called

• crustal movement

• erosion

• plate tectonics

• fossil evidence

Which evidence best supports the idea that the landmasses on Earth were once in this positions?

• North America and India have matching mountain chains

• Madagascar and India have similar shapes

• Matching rock layers can be found in Africa and South America

• Bedrock in Australia and Greenland have glacier scratches

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