Sci 01/02 Final Exam (Summer)

Earth’s four major surface components, or reservoirs, are known as:

• 1. Atmosphere, crust, mantle, core

• 1. Continents, oceans, clouds, forest

• 1. Geosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere, and biosphere

• 1. Lithosphere, asthenosphere, magnetosphere, ferrosphere

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

• Inner core

• Mantle

• Crust

• Outer core

Earth, just like Mercury, Venus, and Mars, is known as terrestrial planet because

• It orbits the sun.

• It is 4.56 billion years old.

• It is made up of rocky material.

• It formed from the Big Bang.

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

• Oxygen

• Argon

• Nitrogen

• Carbon Dioxide

What causes the movement of tectonic plates?

• Gravity pull

• Convection currents

• Magnetism

• Seismic activity

Divergence happens when two tectonic plates collide with one another.

• True

• False

Which planet feature allows life to exist on Earth but not on others?

• Volcanoes

• Soil

• Water in 3 forms

• Mountains

The theory of continental drift named a key part of this idea Pangaea. What is Pangaea?

• One of the ancient animals that helped Wegener prove that fossils from different continents originally came from the same location

• supercontinent that existed in Earth's distant past

• The underwater ocean range in the middle of the ocea

• The hot spot which gave rise to the Hawaiian Islands, among others

What is the main cause of erosion?

• Wind only

• Earthquake

• Moving water

• Ice caps

What type of event will occur at this boundary?

• Earthquake

• Volcano Eruption

• Tornado

• Mountain Building