Quiz about Earth's Systems & Tectonic Plates

Question 1

"Geo" means ________.

Accepted Answer

Earth

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life

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water

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air

Question 2

"Hydro" means ________.

Accepted Answer

water

Answer

life

Answer

Earth

Answer

air

Question 3

"Bio" means ________.

Accepted Answer

life

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Earth

Answer

water

Answer

air

Question 4

"Atmo" means ________.

Accepted Answer

air

Answer

life

Answer

Earth

Answer

water

Question 5

The part of the Earth that includes rocks, minerals, and all of the landforms.

Accepted Answer

geosphere

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biosphere

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hydrosphere

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atmosphere

Question 6

The part of Earth that is responsible for the weather

Accepted Answer

atmosphere

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biosphere

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geosphere

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hydrosphere

Question 7

The layer of the Earth where all living things exist.

Accepted Answer

biosphere

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geosphere

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hydrosphere

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atmosphere

Question 8

This sphere includes all the water on Earth.

Accepted Answer

hydrosphere

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biosphere

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geosphere

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atmosphere

Question 9

Alfred Wegener's theory that the continents were once close together and then moved apart is called ______________.

Accepted Answer

the continental drift

Answer

tectonic plates

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mid-ocean ridges

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transform boundaries

Question 10

The Earth is made up of how many continents?

Accepted Answer

7

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5

Answer

10

Answer

3

Question 11

Pieces of land that sit on the Earth's crust, that connect together like a puzzle and move over time are called ____________.

Accepted Answer

tectonic plates

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continental drift

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transform boundaries

Answer

geosphere

Question 12

When tectonic plates slide past each other causing earthquakes and cracks in the Earth's surface.

Accepted Answer

Transform boundaries

Answer

Divergent boundaries

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The continental drift

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Convergent boundaries

Question 13

Two plates moving away from each other, usually on the ocean floor, causing rift valleys and volcanos are called ___________.

Accepted Answer

divergent boundaries

Answer

continental drift

Answer

transform boundaries

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convergent boundaries

Question 14

Two tectonic plates crash into each other causing the Earth's crust to fold and buckle, often creating mountain ranges and volcanoes.

Accepted Answer

convergent boundaries

Answer

transform boundaries

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divergent boundaries

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continental drift

Question 15

The intense heat from the Earth's ___________ causes currents in the mantle that move the plates across the Earth's surface.

Accepted Answer

core

Answer

atmosphere

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biosphere

Answer

crust

Earth's Systems & Tectonic Plates

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