Geosphere

What is the outermost layer of the Earth?

• Outer core
• Inner core
• Mantle
• Crust

How thick is the crust?

• 5-100km
• 5-2000km
• 3200km
• 1-20km

What type of crust is the thickest?

• ocean

• continental

• beach

• desert

What is the thickest layer of the Earth?

• crust
• mantle
• outer core
• inner core

Which layer of the core is mostly liquid?

• inner core

• outer core

• The sub-core

• under the floor

Large chunks of the Earth's crust are called...

• mountains
• flats
• plates
• volcanoes

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What is caused when the tectonic plates slip?

• thunderstorms
• hurricanes
• tornadoes
• earthquakes

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Which continent doesn't have active volcanoes?

• Africa
• Antartica
• Australia
• America

Which agents  break down earth materials?

• wind only
• earthquakes and gravity
• ice and 007
• wind, water, and ice

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What is erosion?

• The movement of soil and other surface materials from one place to another.

• The breaking of sediment

• The dropping of sediment

• Mr, Price mows his lawn,

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