Earth & Space Final Review Quizs

A scale ranking minerals from softest to hardest.

• Hardness (Mohs scale)

• Density (Graham's scale)

• Color (Fitzgerald scale)

• Luster (Shiny scale)

The solid part of the Earth, including rocks, minerals, and landforms.

• Hydrosphere

• Atmosphere

• Geosphere

• Biosphere

A vent in Earth’s surface through which magma and gases erupt.

• Volcano

• Earthquake

• Tsunami

• Landslide

A boundary where two tectonic plates move apart.

• Convergent boundary

• Transform boundary

• Divergent boundary

• Subduction zone

Proposed the heliocentric model, which stated the Sun is at the center of the solar system.

• Nicolaus Copernicus

• Galileo Galilei

• Isaac Newton

• Johannes Kepler

The process where one plate sinks beneath another.

• Subduction

• Convergence

• Divergence

• Transform

The layer above the troposphere, containing the ozone layer.

• Stratosphere

• Mesosphere

• Thermosphere

• Exosphere

The lowest layer of the atmosphere where weather occurs.

• Stratosphere

• Mesosphere

• Troposphere

• Thermosphere

A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other.

• Divergent boundary

• Transform boundary

• Convergent boundary

• Plate boundary zone

The warming of Earth due to trapped heat by gases.

• Greenhouse effect

• Global warming

• Ozone depletion

• Climate change