Unit 1- Intro to Earth Science Test

Last Name

First Name

Period

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 5

The part of the Earth system that includes Earth’s solid, rocky, outer layer is the ______.

• Hydrosphere
• Lithosphere
• Cryosphere
• Atmosphere
• Biosphere

The part of planet where living things can be found

• Hydrosphere
• Lithosphere
• Cryosphere
• Atmosphere
• Biosphere

The part of planet includes all of the water on Earth – from oceans to lakes to underground water.

• Hydrosphere
• Lithosphere
• Cryosphere
• Atmosphere
• Biosphere

A scientific ______is a well-tested explanation for a wide range of observations or experimental results.

• inquiry
• law
• hypotheses
• theory

A scientific ______is a rule that describes a pattern in nature.

• inquiry
• law
• hypotheses
• theory

A scientific ______is a possible explanation for an observation that can be tested by scientific investigation.

• inquiry
• law
• hypotheses
• theory

A ______force slowly wears a way mountains and other features on the surface of Earth.

• constructive
• destructive
• magnetic
• unnatural