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WorksheetsEarth Structure
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 9mins
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Class
Date
1.
What are the five Earth systems ("spheres")?
a)
water, land, rock, air, and ice
b)
Hydrosphere, Biosphere, Cryosphere, Geosphere, and Atomosphere
c)
Lithosphere, Magnetosphere, Asthenosphere, Geosphere, and Atmosphere
d)
Gravity, Denisity, Topography, Relief, and Sphere
2.
Which Earth system refers to all living things on earth?
a)
Hydrosphere
b)
Cryosphere
c)
Biosphere
d)
Geosphere
3.
Which Earth system refers to Earth's solid body?
a)
Landforms
b)
Cryosphere
c)
Biosphere
d)
Geosphere
4.
Which Earth system refers to Earth's liquid water?
a)
Hydrosphere
b)
Cryosphere
c)
Biosphere
d)
Atomosphere
5.
What part of Earth's systems are Oxygen and Nitrogen?
a)
Atmosphere
b)
Biosphere
c)
Hydrosphere
d)
Geosphere
6.
What two main factors did scientists claim affect Earth's formation?
a)
Rock explosion and collision
b)
Mass and Volume
c)
Gravity and Density
d)
Magic and chance
7.
What affects the strength of gravity between two objects?
a)
The density of the objects
b)
The mass of the objects
c)
The distance between the objects
d)
Both the mass and the distance between the objects
8.
What does the magnetosphere protect Earth from?
a)
asteroids
b)
cosmic rays
c)
global warming
d)
sun spots
9.
What piece of evidence helps scientist understand Earth's layers?
a)
Seismic waves
b)
Volcanic eruptions/rocks
c)
Magnetic field
d)
all of these answers are correct
10.
Which is NOT a layer of Earth?
a)
Crust
b)
Magnetosphere
c)
Lithosphere
d)
Mantle
11.
Which layer of Earth is liquid metal?
a)
Outer Core
b)
Mantle
c)
Inner Core
d)
Asthenosphere
12.
Which describes Earth's astenosphere?
a)
brittle
b)
fast-moving
c)
freeze-dried
d)
plastic
13.
Which is the hottest layer and has the most pressure on it?
a)
Crust
b)
Mantle
c)
Outer Core
d)
Inner core
14.
What does Topography describe?
a)
depth of an ocean feature
b)
height of a landform
c)
shape of a given area
d)
width of an area
15.
Plateaus have...
a)
low relief, low elevation
b)
low relief, high elevation
c)
high relief, high elevation
d)
high relief, low elevation
16.
Florida is a state that is surrounded by water on three sides. Which landform is it?
a)
A plateau
b)
A mesa
c)
A peninsula
d)
An island
17.
Which landform has high relief and high elevation?
a)
Mountain
b)
Plain
c)
Plateau
d)
Valley
18.
What are topographic features that shape Earth's surface
a)
Elevation
b)
Relief
c)
Landforms
d)
Topography
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