Topic 5: Earth's Structure

What is the biosphere?

• All Earth's water, including liquid, vapor, and ice forms.

• All the rocks and minerals that make up Earth.

• The layer of gases that surrounds Earth.

• All the living things on Earth.

Which term describes all Earth's water, including liquid, vapor, and ice forms?

• Hydrosphere

• Biosphere

• Geosphere

• Atmosphere

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What is the atmosphere?

• All Earth's water, including liquid, vapor, and ice forms.

• All the living things on Earth.

• The layer of gases that surrounds Earth.

• All the rocks and minerals that make up Earth.

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What does the geosphere consist of?

• All the rocks and minerals that make up Earth.

• The layer of gases that surrounds Earth.

• All Earth's water, including liquid, vapor, and ice forms.

• All the living things on Earth.

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What is Earth's outermost layer of solid rock called?

• Inner Core

• Mantle

• Crust

• Outer Core

Which layer is directly below the Earth's crust?

• Mantle

• Inner Core

• Outer Core

• Crust

What is magma?

• Earth's outermost layer of solid rock.

• A layer of molten, or liquid, metal found directly below Earth's mantle.

• A molten mixture of rock-forming substances, gases, and water from the mantle.

• A dense sphere of solid metal found in the center of Earth.

What is the outer core composed of?

• Molten, or liquid, metal

• Solid metal

• Rock-forming substances

• Solid rock

What is the inner core?

• A molten mixture of rock-forming substances, gases, and water from the mantle.

• A layer of molten, or liquid, metal found directly below Earth's mantle.

• Earth's outermost layer of solid rock.

• A dense sphere of solid metal found in the center of Earth.

What does composition refer to?

• The process of rocks changing and forming from one another.

• The parts or elements that make up something.

• The remains of plants and animals pressed together over time.

• The cooling and hardening of magma or lava.