Geosphere & Atmosphere Review

What is the outermost layer of the Earth?

• outer core

• mantle

• inner core

• crust

What is the thickest layer of the Earth?

• crust

• outer core

• mantle

• inner core

Which agents  break down earth materials?

• wind only

• ice and 007

• earthquakes and gravity

• wind, water, and ice

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 The process of breaking up Earth's surface into sediment is called...

• sediment

• weathering

• erosion

• deposition

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What is the correct order for the layers of earth from the outside to inside?

• crust, core, mantle

• crust, mantle, core

• core, mantle, crust

The atmosphere is made up of

• gases

• rocks

• lava

• metal

The greenhouse effect causes the Earth's air to

• heat up

• blow up

• cool down

• turn brown

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

Water is found in the atmosphere.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

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Convection Currents are the result of the _____________ of Earth’s surface by the sun. 

• even heating

• uneven heating

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Evaporated water vapor_________ as a result of convection currents, they are exposed to cooler temperatures higher in the troposphere. These cooler temps lead to__________ , which results in cloud formation.

• sinks, icebergs

• disappears, gas

• rises, condensation

• drops, rain

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