Earth's Structure Review

The layer that surrounds the earth and protects it from too much sunlight is the

• Hydrosphere

• Geosphere

• Atmosphere

• Lithosphere

Earth's lakes, oceans, and rivers are part of the

• Biosphere

• Hydrosphere

• Lithosphere

• Atmosphere

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Rocks, soil, and minerals are part of the

• Atmosphere

• Hydrosphere

• Geosphere

• Water Cycle

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The center layer of the earth is the

• Mantle

• core

• crust

• epicenter

The theory that says that the earth's surface is made up of about 20 moving pieces is called

• Plate pressure

• Technical evidence

• Plate tectonics

• Hypotonics

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Which of these can be caused by plate movement

• Thunder, wind, rain

• Mountains, earthquakes, volcanos

• Waves, tides, floods

• Fossils and rock layers

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If you are at the inner core of the earth, you will find

• Melted rock

• Sweltering, swirling gases

• Molten column

• Solid hot metal

What happens in convection currents?

• Hot matter rises and cold matter sinks

• Rocky matter sinks and gas matter rises

• Cold matter rises and hot matter sinks

• Rivers flow along the ocean surface

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All of these can be sprayed from an erupting volcano EXCEPT

• Ash

• Gas

• Wood

• Lava

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Most earthquakes occur ______________.

• Near ocean bottoms

• Near plate boundaries

• Near the poles

• Near the equator

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