8th Grade Ultimate Final Exam Review

All the water contained on Earth is called __________.

• the hydrosphere

• groundwater

• surface water

• the atmosphere

When the clouds get too heavy and water falls back to earth

• Runoff

• Condensation

• Precipitation

• Transpiration

The act of turning from a gas into a liquid. ________________________

• Condensation

• Evaporation

• Transpiration

• Precipitation

The act of turning from a liquid into a gas. ___________________

• Transpiration

• Condensation

• Evaporation

• Precipitation

What is the energy source for the water cycle?

• sun

• wind

• rain

• oceans

What is precipitation?

• Sweat from our bodies on hot days

• Warm rain but not cold snow or sleet

• Gas that we use in furnaces or ovens

• Any form of water that falls from the sky

The thinnest layer of the Earth is the ___________.

• mantle
• crust
• core

What is the thickest layer of the Earth?

• the crust
• the mantle
• the outer core
• the inner core

What is the correct order (starting from the surface) of Earth's layers?

• crust, outer core, inner core, mantle
• mantle, outer core, inner core, crust
• crust, mantle, outer core, inner core
• outer core, inner core, crust, mantle

What describes the outer core?

• solid
• liquid
• viscous
• gas