Earth Systems Review

Which of the following is not one of the physical layers of Earth?

• Mantle

• Core

• Asthenosphere

• Crust

Which of the following is the Earth’s densest atmospheric layer?

• Mesosphere

• Stratosphere

• Thermosphere

• Troposphere

What is it called when layers pile up and press down on the material below?

• Compaction

• Cementation

• Layering

• Stratification

Which is not a process of the water cycle?

• Precipitation

• Transpiration

• Freezing

• Evaporation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

How do animals get nitrogen ?

• The atmosphere

• Rainwater

• Lightning

• Eating other organisms

In what layer of the atmosphere do all weathering events occur?

• Troposhere

• Stratosphere

• Mesosphere

• Exosphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Which shows each of

the following layers in order from the outermost layer?

• mantle, outer core, crust, and inner core

• inner core, outer core, crust, and mantle

• crust, mantle, outer core, inner core

• mantle, crust, outer core, inner core

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Which of these makes up the greatest part of air?

• nitrogen

• oxygen

• water

• carbon dioxide

When large rocks are broken down into smaller parts by physical and chemical means.

• weathering

• erosion

• both

• neither

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What is the hydrosphere?

• Rivers, oceans, and lakes of the Earth

• Water on the Earth’s Surface

• Oceans of the Earth

• None of the above.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4