Chap 2-Connell Vocab 1-20 Quiz

Match the following

• Solar System

• Thin layer of rock that forms in the mantle and rises through the crust

• Mantle

• Center of the Earth; made up of iron and nickel

• Continents

• Land masses above water on Earth

• Magma

• Made up of the sun and eight planets

• Core

• Has several layers, contains most of the Earth's mass

A thin layer of rock at the Earth's surface is called the

• Mantle

• Crust

• Core

• Magma

Which word is best defined by the following definition?

A layer of glasses that surrounds the Earth. It contains oxygen and protects the Earth from radiation

• Biosphere

• Hydrosphere

• Lithosphere

• Atmosphere

Which word is best defined by the following definition?

Solid rock portion of the Earth's surface which includes the crust and uppermost mantle

• Biosphere

• Hydrosphere

• Lithosphere

• Atmosphere

Which word is best defined by the following definition?

This one is made up of the water elements on the Earth.

• Biosphere

• Hydrosphere

• Lithosphere

• Atmosphere

The combination of the atmosphere, lithosphere, and hydrosphere ...where the plants and animals live

​ ​ (a)  

• Hydrologic Cycle
• Drainage Basin
• Biosphere
• Humus

The Earth was once a super continent that divided and slowly drifted apart over the years. This is the definition of the word ​ (a)  

• Continental Drift
• Biosphere
• Continent
• Landform

The outermost solid layer of the Earth is called the

• mantle
• outer core
• inner core
• crust

Which layer of the earth is rock made mostly of iron?

• Lithosphere
• Core
• Asthenosphere
• Mantle

The lithosphere is made up of which two layers?

• Upper and Lower Mantle
• Upper Mantle and Crust
• Core and Mantle
• Crust and Uppermost Mantle