Quiz about Characteristics and Interactions of Earth's Systems

Question 1

Which of the Earth's spheres contains rocks and sediments?

Accepted Answer

Geoshpere

Answer

Hydrosphere

Answer

Biosphere

Answer

Atmosphere

Question 2

Which of the Earth's Spheres includes water?

Accepted Answer

Hydrosphere

Answer

Geosphere

Answer

Biosphere

Answer

Atmosphere

Question 3

What is the atmosphere made up of?

Accepted Answer

Gasses and air

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Trees and grass

Answer

Animals and ants

Answer

Lakes and rivers

Question 4

Which is part of the biosphere?

Accepted Answer

bees

Answer

sand

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rivers

Answer

clouds

Question 5

What is the best example of how two spheres interact?

Accepted Answer

waves changing the shoreline

Answer

animals eat grass

Answer

water freezing

Question 6

A glacier moving is an example of a _____ change?

Accepted Answer

slow

Answer

fast

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rising

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sinking

Question 7

An earthquake is an example of a _____ change?

Accepted Answer

fast

Answer

slow

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spinning

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falling

Question 8

The Grand Canyon was formed very slowly by a process called:

Accepted Answer

erosion

Answer

deposition

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hurricane

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explosion

Question 9

Some changes to the Earth's surface happen very quickly, while other changes to the Earth's surface happen very slowly.

Accepted Answer

True

Answer

False

Question 10

Which of these might be carried by the wind, which causes the weathering of rocks?

Accepted Answer

sand

Answer

fog

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mud

Answer

pollen

Question 11

what is the process called when the Earth's surface is broken down into smaller pieces?

Accepted Answer

weathering

Answer

erosion

Answer

deposition

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flooding

Question 12

What is the process called when pieces of Earth's materials are moved to another location?

Accepted Answer

erosion

Answer

weathering

Answer

deposition

Answer

flooding

Question 13

Which of these does NOT cause erosion?

Accepted Answer

sunlight

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liquid water

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ice

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wind

Question 14

Sedimentary rock is formed by deposition.

Accepted Answer

True

Answer

False

Question 15

A river that takes soil away from the sides of a river bank is called:

Accepted Answer

erosion

Answer

weathering

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deposition

Question 16

An ocean breeze blowing away a sand dune on the beach is called:

Accepted Answer

erosion

Answer

weathering

Answer

deposition

Question 17

A rock in a river that has the sharp edges worn away is called:

Accepted Answer

erosion

Answer

weathering

Answer

deposition

Question 18

What could yo add to a hillside to stop wind erosion from moving soil?

Accepted Answer

grass

Answer

more soil

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windmills

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tunnels

Question 19

What could you add to a beach to stop water erosion from moving the sand?

Accepted Answer

stone wall

Answer

fish

Answer

nets

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umbrellas

Question 20

What is the scientific equipment that measures the size of an earthquake called?

Accepted Answer

seismograph

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quakeometer

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tectonic plate

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plate boundary

Question 21

Which is the best material to use if building a house near a volcano?

Accepted Answer

stone

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wood

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ice

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metal

Question 22

What are the large moving pieces of rock that make up the Earth's outer layer called?

Accepted Answer

tectonic plates

Answer

Pangea

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paper plates

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mountain ranges

Question 23

What is the molten rock INSIDE a volcano?

Accepted Answer

magma

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lava

Question 24

Tsunamis are waves caused by wind.

Accepted Answer

False

Answer

True

Question 25

Which of these natural disasters can humans prevent or eliminate?

Accepted Answer

humans cannot prevent natural disasters

Answer

tsunamis

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earthquakes

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volcanoes

Question 26

Volcanoes and earthquakes tend to occur far away from the Ring of Fire.

Accepted Answer

False

Answer

True

Question 27

Which natural disaster causes most of its damage due to shaking?

Accepted Answer

earthquake

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volcano

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tornado

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hurricane

Question 28

All volcanoes occur along plate boundaries.

Accepted Answer

False

Answer

True

Question 29

_______ is caused by rock breaking under the surface of the Earth and releasing energy that causes Earth to shake.

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an earthquake

Answer

Erosion

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uplift

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an ocean wave

Question 30

A natural event that can cause great damage is called a natural disaster.

Accepted Answer

True

Answer

False

Question 31

Most earthquakes occur where the tectonic plates meet.

Accepted Answer

True

Answer

False

Question 32

What kind of water is most of the water on Earth?

Accepted Answer

Salt water

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Fresh water

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Tap water

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Lake water

Question 33

What kind of water is ground water?

Accepted Answer

Fresh water

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Glacier water

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Ocean water

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Salt water

Question 34

Constructive forces ______ the Earth's surface

Accepted Answer

build up

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break up

Question 35

A volcano is both a constructive force and a destructive force.

Accepted Answer

True

Answer

False

Question 36

Water erosion and earthquakes are good examples of _____

Accepted Answer

Constructive forces

Answer

Destructive forces

Answer

Paranormal forces

Question 37

Destructive forces can be quick and violent or slow and steady.

Accepted Answer

True

Answer

False

Question 38

Water seeps into the cracks of a rock. Overnight, the water freezes. This causes the rock to expand and several fragments break off from the rock

Accepted Answer

weathering

Answer

erosion

Answer

deposition

Question 39

Which force is being described? The collection of sediments over time creates a sand

Accepted Answer

deposition

Answer

weathering

Answer

erosion

Question 40

What percentage of the Earth is covered with water?

Accepted Answer

71%

Answer

50%

Answer

7%

Answer

0.5%

Question 41

Lakes, rivers, snow, and glaciers are not salty.

Accepted Answer

True

Answer

False

Question 42

We can make more water.

Accepted Answer

False

Answer

True

Question 43

Water beneath the Earth's surface is found in _____

Accepted Answer

aquifers

Answer

lava tubes

Answer

divergent plates

Answer

clouds

Question 44

What percentage of the Earth's water is fresh water?

Accepted Answer

2.5%

Answer

97%

Answer

1%

Answer

0.9%

Question 45

Oceans or salt water make up how much of the Earth's water?

Accepted Answer

97%

Answer

2.5%

Answer

0%

Answer

100%

Question 46

Water exists in the air as water vapor, in rivers and lakes, in icecaps and glaciers, in the ground as soil moisture and in aquifers and even in your dog.

Accepted Answer

True

Answer

False

Question 47

We have unlimited supply of fresh water on Earth?

Accepted Answer

False

Answer

True

Question 48

Of all the Earth's water, very little of it is the sale water of the oceans. A large amount is fresh water. And of that amount of fresh water, a lot of it is frozen and is easily accessible to us?

Accepted Answer

False

Answer

True

Question 49

What is Pangaea?

Accepted Answer

The continent that existed before the process of plate tectonics broke it apart.

Answer

A desert.

Answer

The name for the available water we can use daily.

Question 50

Divergent boundaries ________?

Accepted Answer

spread apart

Answer

Come together.

Answer

Slide past each other side by side.

Answer

cause uplift

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