TSCIE2 Prelim Summative

Which branch of earth science deals with the study f the physical, chemical, and biological features of the ocean, including the ocean’s ancient history?

• Oceanography
• Petrology
• Geology
• Astronomy

In our ecosystem, biotic factors have significant relationships with abiotic factors. What system of earth is being described?

• Biosphere
• Geosphere
• Atmosphere
• Analytical chemistry

In our atmosphere, what gas or substance composes the atmosphere of around 78%?

• Nitrogen
• Oxygen
• Carbon dioxide
• Analytical chemistry

Rain clouds form from the vaporization of seawater bodies. In which system does this concept include?

• Hydrosphere
• Atmosphere
• Biosphere
• anything with weight and mass

On which layer of the atmosphere do clouds usually form?

• troposphere
• mesosphere
• stratosphere
• plasma

What do you call a celestial body that can be burned in the mesosphere?

• meteor
• meteoroid
• meteorite
• pen

Which layer of the atmosphere are our satellites located in?

• exosphere
• thermosphere
• ionosphere
• particles are far apart

What barrier on earth can be found in the stratosphere?

• ozone layer
• mohorovicic discontinuity
• albedo
• plasma

What do you call the sections of earth's crust that fit together like a jigsaw puzzle and can also move?

• tectonic plates
• plate boundaries
• lithosphere
• substance

The Arabian plate moves away from the African plate. What plate boundary is involved?

• divergent boundary
• convergent boundary
• transform boundary
• melting point