Earth Systems SLO review

What is the nebular hypothesis?

• Prediction about how the universe was formed
• Prediction of how the moon was formed
• Prediction of how comets were formed
• Prediction of how the Solar System was formed

This sphere includes the continents, the ocean floor, all the rocks on the surface, and all of the sand in the deserts. 

• Hydrosphere 
• Biosphere 
• Atmosphere 
• Geosphere 

The Four Spheres of Earth

• are all connected
• have nothing to do with one another
• exist on Venus and Mars
• don't affect human life

Which layer is the MANTLE?

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

Which layer is the INNER CORE?

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

Which layer is the OUTER CORE?

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

What is the contour interval of this map?

• 100
• 200
• 150
• 250

A system in which both energy and matter are exchanged with the surroundings is called a(n) _____.

• open system
• life system
• closed system
• free system

The scientific theory that the Earth's crust is made of moving plates.

• quakes
• seismic
• plate tectonics
• rotation

The ________ measures how hard a mineral is.

• Miller Scale
• Dishong Scale
• Curly Scale
• Mohs Scale