WG 1st Six Weeks Study Guide

The biosphere cannot exist without interaction with the atmosphere and hydrosphere

• True

• False

The lithosphere is the part of Earth where life exists.

• True

• False

Plate tectonics is the theory that the continents were once joined and then slowly drifted apart.

• True

• False

Erosion is an external force that is constantly changing the surface of Earth.

• True

• False

The Andes Mountains were created by the force of

• erosion

• inversion

• precipitation

• subduction

Which internal process leads to earthquakes in places like California?

• plating

• weathering

• faulting

• eroding

Which external force most likely formed the Great Lakes?

• plate separation made the ground sink

• strong winds wore down the ground

• rivers eroded the ground

• glaciers scraped the ground

Creates many of Earth's physical features through continental drift and magma flow

• plate tectonics

• accretion

• water cycle

• erosion

The part of Earth where life exists

• atmosphere

• erosion

• water cycle

• biosphere

The movement of weathered rock by wind, glaciers, and moving water

• plate tectonics

• biosphere

• erosion

• biosphere