Geography Mega Quizz Meeting 1 - 5

What is the lithosphere?

• The solid shell of the earth divided into a crust and mantle

• The layer of the atmosphere closest to the earth's surface

• The layer of the earth's surface where living organisms exist

• The layer of the earth's core made of molten iron and nickel

What is the lithosphere composed of?

• The outermost layer of the atmosphere

• The liquid layer of the earth's core

• The crust and the brittle part of the upper mantle

• The layer of the earth's surface where oceans exist

What is the source of useful minerals and elements like iron and copper?

• The hydrosphere

• The biosphere

• The lithosphere

• The atmosphere

What is the lithosphere important for?

• Life to exist

• Astronomical events

• Ocean currents

• Weather patterns

What is the lithosphere derived from?

• French words meaning earth and sky

• Greek words meaning stone and globe or ball

• Spanish words meaning mountain and valley

• Latin words meaning fire and water

Earth's thin outer layer

• core

• Erosion

• Magma

• Crust

How many different types of crust are there?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

What is the thickest layer of the Earth?

• the crust

• the inner core

• the outer core

• the mantle

What is the core made of?

• steel

• iron 

• aluminum

• iron and nickel

Which is the only liquid layer of the Earth?

• Inner core

• Outer core

• Mantle

• Crust