Washington State Science Test Prep Questions

What elements comprise the largest portion of solid Earth?

• Nitrogen and oxygen

• Oxygen, hydrogen, chlorine, and sodium

• Sulfur, phosphorus, oxygen, nitrogen, carbon, and hydrogen

• Oxygen and silicon

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Which elements comprise the largest portion of the atmosphere?

• Carbon and oxygen in the forms of oxygen (O2) and carbon dioxide (CO2)

• Silicon and oxygen in the form of silicon dioxide (SiO2)

• Hydrogen, oxygen, sodium, and chlorine in the form of water (H2O) and salt (NaCl)

• Nitrogen and oxygen in the forms of nitrogen (N2) and oxygen (O2)

Which group of elements above comprises the largest portion of solid Earth?

• A

• B

• C

• D

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Which group of elements above comprises part of the Earth’s atmosphere?

• A

• B

• C

• D

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Which of the following elements in Earth's atmosphere is represented by 78% on the pie graph above?

• Carbon

• Hydrogen

• Nitrogen

• Helium

Some students use an apple to represent the Earth. What is the best reason to use an apple for this comparison?

• The skin of an apple is very thin, and the crust of the Earth is very thin

• The flesh of an apple is made of the same material all the way through, and the interior of the Earth is the same all the way through

• The seeds of the apple are very light in comparison to the rest of the apple, and the core of the Earth is also made of very light matter.

• The stem of the apple comes from the core and the North Pole comes from the Earth’s core

A student wanted to make a model of the Earth. The student decided to cut a giant Styrofoam ball in half and paint the layers on it to show their thickness.

Which model below best represents the layers of the Earth?

• A

• B

• C

• D

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A student is building a model of the layers of the Earth. Which material would best represent the crust?

• Grouping of magnetic balls

• Styrofoam packing pellets

• Bag of shredded paper

• Thin layer of plaster

Your teacher has asked you to make a model of the interior of the Earth. In your model, how do the thicknesses of the lithosphere and crust compare?

• The lithosphere is thinner than the crust

• The lithosphere is exactly the same thickness as the crust.

• The lithosphere is thicker than the crust.

• The lithosphere is thicker than the oceanic crust, but thinner than the continental crust

Which layer in the image above represents the layer of the Earth composed of liquid metal?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4