WorksheetsEarth Systems
Total questions: 27
Worksheet time: 14mins
Extremely deep areas in the ocean that are created by a subducting plate.
volcanoes
trenches
vents
igneous
If an object is placed in a liquid and it sinks to the bottom, you can assume...
It's density is less than the liquid's.
It's density is greater than the liquid's.
It's mass is greater than the liquid's.
It's mass is less than the liquid's.
The gases that surround the earth or another planet are called ...
The geosphere
The hydrosphere
The climate
The atmosphere
A rock that formed when it became buried or covered deep in the earth’s crust and was subjected to heat and pressure.
Igneous
Sedimentary
Metamorphic
Basalt
The earth system that could be represented by this image:
biosphere
geosphere
cryosphere
atmosphere
What is the function of ozone?
Causes skin cancer
Holds the atmosphere on earth
Filters out some UV radiation
Contains the clouds
Heat causes molecules to ....
move faster and spread out
move slower and get closer together
get larger and move to the bottom
get smaller and move to the top
The movement of the plates of Earth's crust is caused by....
gravity from the core
convection in the mantle
air pressure from the atmosphere
volcanic activity
The process that occurs when a heated, less dense material rises and as it cools the material begins to sink and moves back towards the heat source.
convection
conduction
radiation
buoyancy
Plate boundary shown in this image.
convergent
divergent
transform
strike-slip
Which of the following elements is present in the highest amount in the ATMOSPHERE (78%)?
Carbon Dioxide
Oxygen
Nitrogen
Water
A rock formed through the cooling and solidification of magma or lava.
igneous
metamorphic
sedimentary
granite
Oceanic crust sits deeper in the mantle than continental crust because ____________.
it is weaker
it is denser
it is thinner
it is hotter
The earth system that contains water that is on the surface of the planet, underground, and in the air in solid, liquid and gaseous forms.
geosphere
hydrosphere
biosphere
atmosphere
When two continental plates are diverging, a _______ forms between them.
trench
rift valley
mountain
volcano
Which of the following was created by an oceanic-continental convergent boundary
Which layer of the earth creates Earth's magnetic field?
crust
mantle
core
lithosphere
Which of the following systems is impacted by heat transfer through convection?
weather
ocean currents
mantle movement
all of these
The scientist who proposed a hypothesis that there was a supercontinent called Pangaea in the Mesozoic era was..
Wegener
Galileo
Hess
Hershel
Which of the following is NOT evidence for the theory of Continental Drift?
Matching rock formations
Fossil evidence
Convection in the mantle
Glacier marks
Which of the following describes a system?
a series of events that are regularly repeated in the same order
a large naturally occurring community of flora and fauna occupying a major habitat
a set of things working together as parts of a an interconnected network.
the outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle
Which of the following was created by an continental-continental divergent boundary
What type of plate boundary is represented by this model?
convergent
divergent
transform
The Mid-Atlantic Ridge is formed due to what kind of plate boundary?
convergent
divergent
transform
The reason why the atmosphere surrounds the earth is because of...
The ozone layer
Earth's gravity
Earth's magnetic field
Air pressure
A model is....
always accurate
drawn to scale
a representation of some aspects of a system
a cycle represented with its actions
CAUSE: Convection between the inner and outer core
EFFECT: Earth's Magnetic Field
EFFECT: Plate Motion (Plate Tectonics)
EFFECT: Earth's Gravitational Force
EFFECT: Layers of Earth
