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What term is used to describe the various layers that make up the Earth, as depicted in the image?

• Biomes

• Ecosystems

• Spheres

• Plates

What is the term used to describe the solid earth part of the planet?

• Atmosphere

• Hydrosphere

• Lithosphere

• Biosphere

Which sphere of the earth is primarily composed of water?

• Lithosphere

• Atmosphere

• Biosphere

• Hydrosphere

What does the term 'biosphere' refer to?

• The gaseous envelope surrounding the earth

• The solid part of the earth

• All life forms on earth

• The water bodies on earth

What is the cryosphere a part of?

• Atmosphere

• Lithosphere

• Biosphere

• Hydrosphere

Which sphere of the earth is named using the Greek root meaning "ground"?

• Hydrosphere

• Atmosphere

• Biosphere

• Geosphere

What is the geosphere primarily composed of?

• Water, air, and gases

• Rocks, minerals, and soil

• Plants and animals

• Clouds and precipitation

Which layers are included in the geosphere?

• Atmosphere and biosphere

• Hydrosphere and atmosphere

• Mantle and core

• Crust and hydrosphere

Refer to the diagram to answer: Which process is indicated by the movement from sedimentary rock to metamorphic rock?

• Melting

• Weathering and Erosion

• Burial, high temperatures, and pressures

• Crystallization of magma

What is the approximate thickness of the Earth's continental crust?

• 18 km

• 32 km

• 41 km

• 1,220 km