Quiz about Unit 5 Earth & Space

Question 1

What is a planet?

Accepted Answer

It is a celestial body that revolves around the sun

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It is a star

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It is a moon

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The sun

Question 2

It is the centre of the Earth. It is the hottest part of the planet. It is made up of a solid inner part and a liquid outer part. It is mainly iron and nickel.

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Core

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Mantle

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Crust

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Earth

Question 3

It is sandwiched between two other parts of the earth. Near the top is is mostly solid rock but underneath the rock is partially melted.

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Mantle

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Core

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Crust

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Earth

Question 4

The external part of the earth. It is made up of solid rock.

Accepted Answer

Crust

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Mantle

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Core

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Inner Core

Question 5

The Earth's temperature increases as you travel from the core to the crust.

Accepted Answer

FALSE

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TRUE

Question 6

The inner core is what state of matter?

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Solid

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Liquid

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Gas

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Plasma

Question 7

The outer core is what state of matter?

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Liquid

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Solid

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Gas

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Plasma

Question 8

What is the lithosphere?

Accepted Answer

Land

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Water

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Air

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Living Things

Question 9

What is the hydrosphere?

Accepted Answer

Water

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Land

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Air

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Living Things

Question 10

What is the atmosphere?

Accepted Answer

Air

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Water

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Land

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Living Things

Question 11

What is the biosphere?

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Living Things

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Water

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Land

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Air

Question 12

This layer is entirely solid.

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Crust

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Mantle

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Core

Question 13

Depending on the depth, this layer is made of solid or melted rocks.

Accepted Answer

Mantle

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Crust

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Core

Question 14

The thickness of this layer changes from one area to the next.

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Crust

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Mantle

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Core

Question 15

This layer is the hottest.

Accepted Answer

Core

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Crust

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Mantle

Question 16

The lithosphere is made up of the Earth's crust and the upper part of the mantle.

Accepted Answer

TRUE

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FALSE

Question 17

Define the following type of Relief: Mountain

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A very high type of relief, characterized by steep slopes

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Long, low stretches of land etched out by water erosion

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Low bulges in the relief

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Vast stretches of flat land at least 300 m above sea level

Question 18

Define the following type of Relief: Valley

Accepted Answer

Long, low stretches of land etched out by water erosion

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A very high type of relief, characterized by steep slopes

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Low bulges in the relief

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Vast stretches of flat land at least 300 m above sea level

Question 19

Define the following type of Relief: Hill

Accepted Answer

Low bulges in the relief

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A very high type of relief, characterized by steep slopes

Answer

Long, low stretches of land etched out by water erosion

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Vast stretches of flat land at least 300 m above sea level

Question 20

Define the following type of Relief: Plateau

Accepted Answer

Vast stretches of flat land at least 300 m above sea level

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A very high type of relief, characterized by steep slopes

Answer

Long, low stretches of land etched out by water erosion

Answer

Low bulges in the relief

Question 21

Define the following type of Relief: Plain

Accepted Answer

Low flat relief, formed from ancient seas that have disappeared

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Long, low stretches of land etched out by water erosion

Answer

Low bulges in the relief

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Vast stretches of flat land at least 300 m above sea level

Question 22

Define the following type of Relief: Shield

Accepted Answer

Large, ancient, slightly rounded stretches of land

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Long, low stretches of land etched out by water erosion

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Low bulges in the relief

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Vast stretches of flat land at least 300 m above sea level

Question 23

The hydrosphere encompasses all the water on earth that is in a LIQUID state.

Accepted Answer

FALSE

Answer

TRUE

Question 24

What percentage of water is salt water?

Accepted Answer

97.2%

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2.8%

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2.15%

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0.02%

Question 25

Where is most of the world's fresh water found?

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In glaciers

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In the atmosphere

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In the ocean

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Underground

Question 26

Interactions between the atmosphere and hydrosphere are partly responsible for the water cycle: Evaporation, Condensation, Precipitation.

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TRUE

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FALSE

Question 27

Put the layers of the atmosphere in order from the earth up.

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Troposphere,

Stratosphere,

Mesosphere,

Thermosphere

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Thermosphere,

Mesosphere,

Stratosphere,

Troposphere

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Mesosphere,

Thermosphere,

Troposphere,

Stratosphere

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Mesosphere,

Stratosphere,

Thermosphere,

Troposphere

Question 28

The layer of the atmosphere that is closet to Earth. 10 KM thick. Airplanes fly at the top of this layer.

Accepted Answer

Troposphere

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Stratosphere

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Mesosphere

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Thermosphere

Question 29

It starts approximately 10 KM above sea level. The ozone is in the layer.

Accepted Answer

Stratosphere

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Troposphere

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Mesosphere

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Thermosphere

Question 30

It starts approximately 50 KM above sea level. This is the coldest layer. We can see shooting stars and meteors in this layer.

Accepted Answer

Mesosphere

Answer

Troposphere

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Stratosphere

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Thermosphere

Question 31

Farthest away from Earth. It starts approximately 80 KM above sea level. The northern lights are produced here. Many satellites also orbit here.

Accepted Answer

Thermosphere

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Troposphere

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Stratosphere

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Mesosphere

Question 32

What two gases are found in the largest proportion in the air we breath?

Accepted Answer

Nitrogen & Oxygen

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Oxygen & Carbon Dioxide

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Nitrogen & Water Vapour

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Water Vapour & Oxygen

Question 33

What part of the water cycle am I?

Water receives energy from the sun and transforms into water vapour and rises into the atmosphere.

Accepted Answer

Evaporation

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Condensation

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Percipitation

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Transpiration

Question 34

What part of the water cycle am I?

Happens when water vapour in the atmosphere cools and becomes liquid or solid and forms clouds. Can also cause mist or fog.

Accepted Answer

Condensation

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Evaporation

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Percipitation

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Transpiration

Question 35

What part of the water cycle am I?

Clouds are made up of tiny droplets of water. When these droplets become too heavy, they fall as rain, mist, snow, hail, etc.

Accepted Answer

Percipitation

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Evaporation

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Condensation

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Transpiration

Question 36

What part of the water cycle am I?

A form of evaporation in living organism.

Accepted Answer

Transpiration

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Runoff

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Condensation

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Percipitation

Question 37

What part of the water cycle am I?

Water from precipitation often follows the slope of the land. This the name for when it STAYS on the surface of the ground without soaking in.

Accepted Answer

Runoff

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Condensation

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Groundwater flow

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Transpiration

Question 38

What part of the water cycle am I?

Happens when water from precipitation penetrates into the ground.

Accepted Answer

Infiltration

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Runoff

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Groundwater flow

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Transpiration

Question 39

What part of the water cycle am I?

The movement of water through the ground.

Accepted Answer

Groundwater flow

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Runoff

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Infiltration

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Transpiration

Question 40

Why do the tectonic plates move?

Accepted Answer

Heat from the Earth's interior creates movement in the mantle.

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They are heated up by the sun's radiation.

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Earthquakes move the tectonic plates.

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Ocean currents.

Question 41

What happens when tectonic plates move?

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They collide with each other

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They move apart from each other

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They rub against each other

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The atmosphere moves along with them.

Question 42

Name the MOTION(S) that causes earthquakes.

Accepted Answer

Collision

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Rubbing

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Separation

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Volcanoes

Question 43

Name the MOTION that causes mid-oceanic ridges.

Accepted Answer

Separation

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Collision

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Rubbing

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Volcanoes

Question 44

Name the MOTION that causes mountain ranges.

Accepted Answer

Collision

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Rubbing

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Separation

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Volcanoes

Question 45

Name the MOTION that causes volcanoes.

Accepted Answer

Collision

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Rubbing

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Separation

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Hot Spots

Question 46

What happens in a subduction zone?

Accepted Answer

During collision a tectonic plate moves under another plate and beings to melt

Accepted Answer

Magma rises to the surface forming volcanoes

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Mountains are formed

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Fractures appear in the Earth's crust.

Question 47

What is Orogenesis?

Accepted Answer

The formation of mountains

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The formation of volcanoes

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The erosion of mountains

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An earthquakes

Question 48

How are mountains formed?

Accepted Answer

Collision of tectonic plates

Accepted Answer

Volcanoes

Accepted Answer

Faults

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Earthquakes

Question 49

What is a fault?

Accepted Answer

Fractures, caused by immense pressure from the tectonic plates

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Cracks in the Earth's crust, caused by separation

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Folding of the Earth's crust caused by collision

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A area where volcanoes form.

Question 50

What phenomena is caused by magma rising from the Earth mantle?

Accepted Answer

Volcanoes

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Water Cycle

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Erosion

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Earthquakes

Question 51

What phenomena is associated with the "Pacific Ring of Fire"?

Accepted Answer

Vocanoes

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Earthquakes

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Erosion

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Orogenesis

Question 52

What is a "Hot Spot"?

Accepted Answer

A place where the Earth's crust is thin

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A subduction zone

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A mid-oceanic ridge

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Another word for "epicentre"

Question 53

Put the steps of a volcanic eruption in order.

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1. Build up of magma and pressure

2. Eruption

3. Magma escapes through the vent

4. Lava cools

Answer

1. Eruption

2. Build up of magma and pressure

3. Lava cools

4. Magma escapes through the vent

Answer

1. Eruption

2. Build up of magma and pressure

3. Magma escapes through the ven

4. Lava cools

Answer

1. Build up of magma and pressure

2. Eruption

3. Lava cools

4. Magma escapes through the vent

Question 54

What is another word for an earthquake?

Accepted Answer

Seism

Answer

Focus

Answer

Fault

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Epicentre

Question 55

Faults ONLY occur on the edges of two tectonic plates.

Accepted Answer

FALSE

Answer

TRUE

Question 56

What is the MAIN cause of earthquakes?

Accepted Answer

Rubbing of two tectonic plates

Answer

Volcanoes

Answer

The collision of two tectonic plates

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Tsunamis

Question 57

What forces of nature cause erosion?

Accepted Answer

Wind

Accepted Answer

Water

Accepted Answer

Freezing and Thawing

Accepted Answer

Movement of glaciers

Question 58

Which part of the Earth's sphere(s) does erosion effect?

Accepted Answer

Lithosphere

Answer

Atmosphere

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Biosphere

Answer

Hydrosphere

Question 59

The layer of the atmosphere that is closest to Earth. 10 KM thick. Airplanes fly at the top of this layer.

Accepted Answer

Troposphere

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Stratosphere

Answer

Mesosphere

Answer

Thermosphere

Unit 5 Earth & Space

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