Earth Spheres and Layers Quiz Bank

Water evaporating from the surface of a lake moves from the...

• Atmosphere to the geosphere 
• Geosphere to the hydrosphere 
• Hydrosphere to the atmosphere 
• Atmosphere to the hydrosphere 

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TEK 6.10a

When a plants takes carbon dioxide from the air which two spheres are interacting? 

• Biosphere and atmosphere 
• Geosphere and atmosphere 
• Hydrosphere and atmosphere 
• Atmosphere and atmosphere 

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TEK 6.10a

Shifting winds causes major rain storms which floods rivers, lakes and streams. Match the spheres with the action during this event

• rain storms

• biosphere and geosphere

• erosion and deposition

• hydrosphere and geosphere

• landslides trap animals

• hydrosphere and atmosphere

• Flooding habitats

• hydrosphere and biosphere

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TEK 6.10a

Coral reefs protect the coastline by absorbing the energy from the pounding waves. What 2 spheres are interacting in this event?

• biosphere and hydrosphere

• hydrosphere and geosphere

• geosphere and biosphere

• geosphere and atmosphere

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TEK 6.10a

Drag the labels to the correct location on the diagram.

b

c

d

e

Magnetic field

Outer core

Crust

Inner core

atmosphere

Mantle

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TEK 6.10B

Imagine you're an explorer journeying towards the center of the Earth. Which layer will you encounter that is the MOST Dense?

• Inner Core

• Lower Mantle

• Outer Core

• Upper Mantle

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TEK 6.10B

This layer of Earth is the thickest part: (a)  

• crust
• outer core
• mantle
• inner core

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TEK 6.10B

Which of these layers is ALL solid iron and nickle?

• inner core
• outer core
• mantle

• crust

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TEK 6.10B

Which shows the order of the layers from COOLEST temperature to HOTTEST?

• crust, mantle, outer core, inner core

• inner core, outer core, mantle, crust

• crust, outer core, inner core, mantle

• All of the layers are the same temperature!

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TEK 6.10B

Why is the inside of the earth divided into layers?

• The layers are all solid.

• The layers are all the same temperature.

• The inside is divided into layers but, they are all alike.

• The inside of the earth is divided into layers because they are all different temperatures and densities.

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TEK 6.10B