Quiz about CH 2: Earths Structure

Question 1

The three main layers of the Earth are crust, mantle, and core.

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True

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False

Question 2

There are two different crust: Continental and oceanic.

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true

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false

Question 3

Beneath the crust is the ______, a thick layer of hot but solid rock.

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mantle

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core

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lithosphere

Question 4

What is the name of the thin layer of solid rock that makes up the outermost part of Earth?

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crust

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core

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mantle

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biosphere

Question 5

All living things on earth are part of the....

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Biosphere

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Geosphere

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Hydrosphere

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Cryosphere

Question 6

All frozen water on Earth is...

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Cryosphere

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Hydrosphere

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Geosphere

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Atmosphere

Question 7

Bio =

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Life

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Science

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Math

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Earth

Question 8

Geo =

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Earth

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Sphere

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Life

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Water

Question 9

Hydro =

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Water

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Sphere

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Earth

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Life

Question 10

When carbon dioxide dissolves from the air into the ocean -the interaction is between

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the atmosphere and hydrosphere

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the atmosphere and atmosphere

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the atmosphere and geosphere

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the atmosphere and biosphere

Question 11

All frozen water on Earth is...

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Cryosphere

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Hydrosphere

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Geosphere

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Atmosphere

Question 12

The atmosphere includes

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air

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rocks

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plants

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atoms

Question 13

Earth is divided into four different spheres. Which statement is true about the interaction between two of these spheres?

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A plant receiving water from precipitation is an interaction between the biosphere and the hydrosphere.

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Weather is an interaction between the hydrosphere and the geosphere.

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An ice cap providing shelter for an arctic animal is an interaction between the biosphere and the hydrosphere.

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The formation of the Grand Canyon is an example of an interaction between the geosphere and the atmosphere.

Question 14

Which of the following provides the best example of an interaction between the hydrosphere and the atmosphere?

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The oceans release heat energy that makes climate milder.

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Carbon dioxide gas is released into the air by living things.

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Consistent patterns of wind change the shape of landforms.

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Water vapor in the air is taken into plants through their leaves.

Question 15

This picture best describes which connection?

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Hydrosphere-Geosphere

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Atmosphere-Biosphere

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Hydrosphere-Atmosphere

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Geosphere-Biosphere

Question 16

How are the materials of the Earths core different from those of the crust (in general)?

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They are more dense

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They are harder

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They are older

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They are darker in color

Question 17

Why is the core more dense than the mantle or crust?

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it has more iron

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It has more aluminum

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it has more tin

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it has more basalt

Question 18

Which things increase as depth increases into the Earth?

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Pressure

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temperature

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density

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time

Question 19

Which layer of Earth is solid and why?

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The inner core is solid because of the extreme pressure from the other layers.

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The inner core is solid because of movement of the outer core.

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The inner core is solid because of the freezing temperatures.

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The outer core is solid because of the extreme pressure from the other layers.

Question 20

Which layer is plastic and has the consistency of silly putty allowing movement?

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asthenosphere

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lithosphere

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mesosphere

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crust

Question 21

The deeper into Earth you go the...

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greater the pressure

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less pressure

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pressure remains the same

Question 22

Scientists think that convection currents flow in Earth's

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mantle

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continents

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lithosphere

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inner core.

Question 23

What are the two kinds of crust?

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continental and oceanic

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lithospheric and asthenospheric

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silicon based and iron based

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outer and inner

Question 24

Comes from the Greek word for "air"

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atmo-

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bio-

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hydro-

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geo-

Question 25

The force that every object exerts on every other object because of their masses

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gravity

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sphere

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density

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geosphere

Question 26

A ball-like shape

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sphere

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circle

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atmosphere

Question 27

The nitrogen gas in the air would be part of

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atmosphere

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hydrosphere

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biosphere

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geosphere

Question 28

Which two objects exert the least amount or force on each other due to gravity?

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D

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A

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B

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C

Question 29

The formation of Earth and its shape are due mostly to what force?

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gravity

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density

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magnetism

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temperature

Question 30

Which layer of Earth is LIQUID?

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outer core

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upper mantle

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lower mantle

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inner core

Question 31

What is the rigid outermost layer of Earth that includes the crust and the uppermost mantle

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lithosphere

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asthenosphere

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continental crust

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oceanic crust

Question 32

What is a topographic feature formed by processes that shape the Earth

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landform

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mountain

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plain

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topography

Question 33

What is a landform with low relief and low elevation?

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plain

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mountain

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plateau

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rain forest

Question 34

What is an area with low relief and high elevation?

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plateau

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coastal plain

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plain

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mountain

Question 35

What is the outer part of Earth's magnetic field that interacts with charged particles

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magnetosphere

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geosphere

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cryosphere

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lithosphere

CH 2: Earths Structure

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