WorksheetsEnvironmental Science Chapter 3 Dynamic Earth Review
Total questions: 38
Worksheet time: 14mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
WHAT IS THE MOST ABUNDANT GAS IN THE ATMOSPHERE?
a)
•OXYGEN
b)
•NITROGEN
c)
CARBON DIOXIDE
d)
•ARGON
2.
THE LOCATION OF VOLCANOES AND EARTHQUAKE ACTIVITY ARE RELATED TO ___________.
a)
•GEOGRAPHY
b)
•OCEAN RIDGES
c)
• PLATE BOUNDARIES
d)
CRACKS IN THE EARTH’S CRUST
3.
WHICH LAYER OF THE ATMOSPHERE IS CLOSEST TO THE EARTH?
a)
THERMOSPHERE
b)
•MESOSPHERE
c)
•STRATOSPHERE
d)
• TROPOSPHERE
4.
WHICH LAYER OF THE ATOMOSPHERE DOES WEATHER OCCUR?
a)
A)TROPOSPHERE
b)
STRATOPSHERE
c)
MESOPHERE
d)
THERMOSPHERE
5.
MOST OF THE AIR THAT MAKES UP THE EARTH’S ATMOSPHERE IS FOUND IN THE _________.
a)
TROPOSPHERE AND STRATOSPHERE
b)
•STRATOSPHERE AND MESOSPHERE
c)
MESOSPHERE AND THERMOSPHERE
d)
•TROPOSHERE AND THERMOSPHERE
6.
WHICH LAYER OF THE EARTH’S ATMOSPHERE CONTAINS THE OZONE LAYER?
a)
•STRATOSPHERE
b)
•TROPOSPHERE
c)
•MESOPHERE
d)
•THERMOSPHERE
7.
ACCORDING TO TEMPERATURE RANGES IN THE ATMOSPHERE, HOW MANY LAYERS ARE THERE?
a)
2
b)
4
c)
6
d)
8
8.
THE RING OF FIRE IS _______________.
a)
THE POD OF VOLCANOES IN THE PACIFIC OCEANS.
b)
THE CIRCLE OF VOLCANOES IN THE PACIFIC OCEANS.
c)
A VOLCANIC LOOP
d)
A RING OF FIRE CAUSED BY OIL SPILLS
9.
WHICH STATE IN THE UNITED STATES IS AT A HIGH RISK OF EARTHQUAKES
a)
North Carolina
b)
Florida
c)
California
d)
Louisiana
10.
WHICH LAYER OF THE ATMOSPHERE IS THE COLDEST?
a)
MESOPHERE
b)
LITHOSPHERE
c)
THERMOSPHERE
d)
TROPOSPHERE
11.
Earth’s atmosphere is pulled toward Earth’s surface by _________ and as a result, the atmosphere is ________ near the Earth’s surface.
a)
gravity, denser
b)
gravity, less dense
c)
currents, denser
d)
currents, less denser
12.
What is the coldest layer of the atmosphere?
a)
stratosphere
b)
thermosphere
c)
hydrosphere
d)
mesosphere
13.
Which is the correct order of the layers of the earth from outside to the inside?
a)
a)lithosphere, mesosphere, asthenosphere, inner core, outer core
b)
Crust, mantle, mesosphere, inner core, outer core
14.
The transfer of heat by air currents (or currents in liquid is called _________.
a)
Erosion
b)
Convection
c)
Conduction
d)
Evaporation
15.
Ocean currents at the surface are moved suddenly by___________.
a)
Mixing warm and cold water
b)
Heat
c)
Wind
d)
a)Salinity
16.
Earthquakes usually occur along a _________.
a)
The ring of fire
b)
a fault
c)
Seismographic Activity
d)
warm current
17.
___________ is the amount of salt in water.
a)
Salinity
b)
measurment
18.
The boundary between warm and cold water in an ocean or lake is _____________
a)
a line
b)
Thermocline
19.
The boundary between warm and cold water in an ocean or lake is _____________
a)
a line
b)
Thermocline
20.
Pieces of the lithosphere that slide underneath the earth’s crust is _________
a)
Plates
b)
Tectonic Plates
21.
The largest ocean in the world is __________.
a)
Pacific
b)
Atlantic
22.
____________ is made of three oxygen atoms.
a)
ozone
b)
Mesosphere
23.
________________ is the transfer of energy through space.
a)
Thermal
b)
Radiation
24.
Water movements of the ocean driven by wind are ______________.
a)
Surface Currents
b)
Wind Currents
25.
The thin outer layer of the earth is the _____.
a)
Crust
b)
ground
26.
Smaller rivers that drain into larger rivers are a part of a_____________________.
a)
Water System
b)
River System
27.
The layer between the crust and the core is the _______________.
a)
Mantle
b)
Lithosphere
28.
A mixture of volcanic ash and water during a volcanic eruption is _____________.
a)
Mudflow
b)
Groundwater
29.
The mixture of gases that make up the air we breathe is ______________.
a)
Carbon Dioxide
b)
Atmosphere
30.
Wind, water, gravity causing material such as soil and sand to be removed is ___________.
a)
Erosion
b)
Weathering
31.
The gas needed by plants to carry out photosynthesis is _________________.
a)
Carbon Dioxide
b)
Water Vapor
32.
Water use for drinking and agriculture is ____________.
a)
Freshwater
b)
Groundwater
33.
Carbon dioxide, water vapor and other gases combine to from _______________ gases.
a)
Greenhouse
b)
Greyhouse
34.
________________ is a measure of earthquake intensity.
a)
magnetiude
b)
The Richter scale
35.
A ____________ system does not transfer or exchange matter or energy.
a)
open
b)
closed
36.
A system that exchanges matter or energy is an _________________ system.
a)
open
b)
closed
37.
Water that contains very little salt is __________.
a)
Filtered Water
b)
Freshwater
38.
A continuous cycle of evaporation, condensation and precipitation is __________.
a)
Water Cycle
b)
Freshwater
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