ENV 03 Review - Spheres of the Earth

All of the nonliving parts of the Earth that are made of solid ground

• Atmosphere
• Biosphere
• Geosphere
• Hydrosphere

All of the gases surrounding the Earth

• Atmosphere
• Biosphere
• Geosphere
• Hydrosphere

Which of the following has the geosphere layers in correct order from outermost to the innermost?

• crust, mantle, core
• core, crust, mantle
• asthenosphere, lithosphere, core
• inner core, mesosphere, lithosphere

How did the Rocky Mountains form?

• Erosion
• Convection
• Glacial movements
• Converging (colliding) tectonic plates

Why do tectonic plates move?

• Tectonic plates do not move.
• Tectonic plates move when there is interaction between fresh and salt water
• Tectonic plates move when the troposphere mixes with the denser air of the stratosphere
• Tectonic plates move when the large areas of solid parts (lithosphere) float on top of the hot semi-liquid parts (asthenosphere) of the mantle

When tectonic plates rub against each other, pieces of the plates will sometimes break apart. This creates vibrations in the earth known as

• Earthquakes
• Continental drift
• Ridges
• Volcanoes

Which of the following is NOT part of the geosphere?

• Stratosphere
• Asthenosphere
• Mantle
• Crust

Earthquakes would more likely be located near

• Transform plate boundaries where plates grind past each other
• Subduction zones where one plate goes under another
• Convergent plate boundaries where plates collide head-on
• Divergent plate boundaries where plates pull away from each other

Volcanoes would more likely be located near

• Subduction zones where one plate goes under another
• Transform plate boundaries where plates grind past each other
• Convergent plate boundaries where plates collide head-on
• Divergent plate boundaries where plates pull away from each other

"Geo" means

• Ground
• Life
• Water
• Air or gases