Spheres of Earth Test

A deer drinking water from a river is an example of which two spheres interacting?

• biosphere and hydrosphere

• atmosphere and geosphere

• cryosphere and atmosphere

• biosphere and geosphere

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Which sphere of Earth is pictured?

• Biosphere

• Cryosphere

• Hydrosphere

• Atmosphere

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Which of the following describes the geosphere?

• all the air and gases on the planet

• all the frozen water on the Earth

• the non-living soil, rocks, and minerals of the Earth

• the rivers, lakes, and oceans of the Earth

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Wind is part of which sphere of Earth?

• Windosphere
• Atmosphere
• Hydrosphere
• Airosphere

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What makes up the majority of Earth’s core?

• iron

• rock

• silicon

Answer explanation

Part of the geosphere; both the inner and outer core are composed of both iron and nickel metal.

What is the thinnest layer of the geosphere?

• Crust

• Mantle

• Outer Core

• Inner Core

Which layer of the geosphere is the only liquid layer?

• Crust

• Mantle

• Outer Core

• Inner Core

Which layer of the geosphere is shown in BROWN?

• Crust
• Mantle
• Inner Core
• Outer Core

Which type of plate boundary is located where two plates come together?

• Convergent Boundary

• Divergent Boundary

• Transform Boundary

• Plate Boundary

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

The one supercontinent that existed millions of years ago before the shifting of Earth's plates was called...

• Crustation

• Venus

• Earth

• Pangaea