Earth's Spheres Vocab. Review- EVS

What sphere of the Earth consists of the Earth’s biotic and abiotic factors and is the sum of all ecosystems on Earth?

• Biosphere

• Geosphere

• Atmosphere

• Hydrosphere

What sphere of the Earth consists of all of the rock at and below Earth’s surface?

• Biosphere

• Geosphere

• Atmosphere

• Hydrosphere

What sphere of the Earth consists of all of the water- saltwater and freshwater, in the form of liquid, ice, or vapor- above and below the Earth’s surface?

• Biosphere

• Geosphere

• Atmosphere

• Hydrosphere

What sphere of the Earth consists of the layer of gases that surrounds the Earth?

• Biosphere

• Geosphere

• Atmosphere

• Hydrosphere

What is the innermost layer at the center of the Earth that makes up approximately 1/3 of the Earth?

• Crust

• Mantle

• Core

• Tectonic Plates

What is the thickest and middle layer of the Earth that makes up approximately 2/3 of the Earth?

• Crust

• Mantle

• Core

• Tectonic Plates

What is the thinnest and outermost layer of the Earth that makes up the rigid surface of the Earth?

• Crust

• Mantle

• Core

• Tectonic Plates

What is the thin yet dense and heavy type of crust that is made of basalt?

• Asthenosphere

• Continental Crust

• Oceanic Crust

• Lithosphere

What type of crust is thick yet lightweight and low in density that is made of granite?

• Asthenosphere

• Continental Crust

• Oceanic Crust

• Lithosphere

What is the dense ball of solid metal at the very center of the Earth that is part of the core?

• Asthenosphere

• Mesosphere

• Outer Core

• Inner Core