Dynamic Earth Test

Convection in this layer causes the movement of the tectonic plates.

• asthenosphere
• lithosphere

_________________ currents in the atmosphere cause the Earth to heat evenly.

• Convection
• conduction

When energy and matter travel from one system to another, it is said to be ....

• open system
• closed system

The this layer on the surface is the _____________

• geosphere
• atmosphere
• hydrosphere
• biosphere

The layer of the Earth where the tectonic plates are _________

• mantle
• asthenosphere
• lithosphere
• inner core

Seventy-eight of the atmosphere is made of this gas...

• nitrogen
• oxygen
• hydrogen
• carbon dioxide

The ozone layer is located in the _______________.

• troposphere
• stratosphere
• mesosphere
• thermosphere

convection is defined as _________.

• transfer of energy across space
• transfer of energy directly by contact
• transfer of energy through currents

Which are greenhouse gasses?

• water vapor
• nitrogen
• carbon dioxide
• methane

Liquid turns into a gas in a process called?

• precipitation
• convection
• evaporation
• condensation