Earth Structure Quiz Part 1

The layer of gases surrounding the Earth

• Hydrosphere
• Cryosphere
• Oxyosphere
• Atmosphere

The liquid water on Earth

• hydrosphere
• cryosphere
• thermosphere
• aquasphere

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Earth’s entire solid or rocky body

• Hydrosphere
• Asthenosphere
• Geosphere
• Mesosphere

All of the living things on the Earth

• Biosphere
• Atmosphere
• The continents
• Hydrosphere

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Earthquakes and volcanoes are______________ forces.

• constrcutive and destructive
• constructive
• physical changes
• destructive

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What is weathering?

• a type of climate
• the movement of rock pieces from one place to another
• the breaking down of rock into smaller pieces
• a force that pulls pieces of rock downhill

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Weathering can be created by

• wind
• ice
• water
• all of the above

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The Grand Canyon is a result of which of these destructive processes?

• earthquake
• erosion
• tornadoes
• volcanoes

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What is a destructive force?

• A natural process that destroys land
• A natural process that creates land
• A natural process where areas that are normally dry is covered in water

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A constructive force is defined as

• a natural occurrence that can build up or break down
• an earthquake or a volcano
• a natural force that builds up and creates new land
• a destructive force that has been controlled

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