Earth Systems Pretest

Contains solid inner metal core, liquid outer core, and rocky mantle and crust.

• Hydrosphere

• Geosphere

• Biosphere

• Atmosphere

Contains all living things on Earth.

• Biosphere

• Geosphere

• Atmosphere

• Hydrosphere

In which of these locations is the greatest amount of fresh water stored?

• lakes

• oceans

• glaciers

• atmosphere

The continuous movement of the continents.

• geoscience
• rain
• wind
• plate tectonics

The process by which water, ice, wind, and gravity remove and transport sediments from one place to another.

• erosion
• weathering

Who came up with the theory of continental drift?

• Alfred Wegener

• Harry Hess

• Albert Einstein

What is the name of the super continent that occured 225 million years ago?

• Pangaea

• Wegener

• Plate tectonics

• continental crust

Which is the remains, traces, or imprint of an ancient living thing preserved in rock?

• glacier

• Pangaea

• fossil

• Ice Age

Which piece of evidence did Wegener use to prove continental drift?

• The shape of the continents
• Similar fossils found on separate continents
• Tree fossils found in odd places
• All of the above

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

• core
• crust
• mantle
• biosphere