Amplify Science: The Earth System Vocab

Which gasses make up the atmosphere? (select all that apply)

• Nitrogen

• Oxygen

• water vapour

• Carbon dioxide

In the geosphere, where do we live?

• The crust

• The inner mantle

• The core

• The outer mantle

Which Earth system is static (doesn't move) ?

• Geosphere

• Atmosphere

• Hydrosphere

• None

The pull between Earth and other objects, which acts even without touching

• Force

• Motion

• Gravity

• Lightyear

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The diagram above shows Earth and the Moon from above (top view). Why is there a dotted circle drawn in this diagram?

• To show the locations where the sun’s light can reach the Moon.

• To show the locations of satellites that are in Earth’s atmosphere.

• To show the way that the Moon can move back and forth across Earth’s sky.

• To show that the Moon is always moving around Earth in a circle.

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Leticia is a space scientist who made this diagram of the Moon and Earth as seen from above (top view), with sunlight coming from the left, as shown by the arrows. Why does Leticia’s diagram show that it’s brighter on the left half of the Moon?

• Because there is a shadow from Earth falling on half of the Moon.

• Because the Moon has some lighter-colored rock and some darker-colored rock

• Because half of the Moon that is facing the sun is lit by the sun, and the other half is dark.

• Because as the Moon gets closer to the sun more of it is lit by the sun,

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What is the definition of MOON PHASE?

• the nearly circular path a smaller object travels around a larger object

• the shape of the illuminated part of the Moon as it appears from Earth

• something we observe to be similar over and over again

• the border between light and dark on the Moon

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What is the primary component of the Earth's atmosphere?

• Nitrogen

• Oxygen

• Carbon Dioxide

• Argon

Which layer of the Earth is composed of liquid iron and nickel?

• Crust

• Mantle

• Outer Core

• Inner Core

What process is responsible for the movement of tectonic plates?

• Convection currents in the mantle

• Earth's rotation

• Gravitational pull from the moon

• Solar radiation

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