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Quiz #2 - Earth System and Subsystems

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A thin layer in the earth region where conditions are hospitable to life.

a)

atmosphere

b)

biosphere

c)

hydrosphere

d)

geosphere

2.

The Plastic Zone of the earth where 10% of the rocks melts and turns to magma.

a)

asthenosphere

b)

centrosphere

c)

magnetosphere

d)

mesosphere

3.

The boundary of the core and the mantle.

a)

asthenosphere

b)

Guttenberg - Weichert Discontinuity

c)

Lehmann Discountinuity

d)

Mohorovicic Discontinuity

4.

The part of the Earth's interior referred to as the centrosphere.

a)

inner core

b)

lower mantle

c)

outer core

d)

upper mantle

5.

The type of rocks chiefly composed of silicon and aluminum.

a)

basalt

b)

igneous

c)

granite

d)

sedimentary

6.

The following are the life support systems of the biosphere, EXCEPT

a)

a liquid and firm crust

b)

ideal greenhouse effect

c)

presence of CO2 and O2

d)

water in liquid state

7.

Elements found in the inner core

a)

Iron, Nickel, Gold

b)

Iron, Nickel, Cobalt

c)

Iron, Sulfur

d)

Iron, Silicon

8.

The part of the Earth’s interior referred to as the mesosphere

a)

crust

b)

inner core

c)

mantle

d)

outer core

9.

It is considered as the gaseous blanket of the planet Earth

a)

atmosphere

b)

biosphere

c)

geosphere

d)

hydrosphere

10.

The boundary between crust and mantle

a)

asthenosphere

b)

Guttenberg - Weichert Discontinuity

c)

Lehmann Discountinuity

d)

Mohorovicic Discontinuity

11.

What do you call the Earth's internal structure pointed by no. 1 (write your answer in lowercase and singular form)

(a)  

12.

What do you call the Earth's internal structure pointed by no. 2 (write your answer in lowercase and singular form)

(a)  

13.

What do you call the Earth's internal structure pointed by no. 3 (write your answer in lowercase and singular form)

(a)  

14.

What do you call the Earth's internal structure pointed by no. 4 (write your answer in lowercase and singular form)

(a)  

15.

What do you call the Earth's internal structure pointed by no. 5 (write your answer in lowercase and singular form)

(a)  

16.

What do you call the Earth's internal structure pointed by no. 6 (write your answer in lowercase and singular form)

(a)  

17.

What do you call the Earth's internal structure pointed by no. 7 (write your answer in lowercase and singular form)

(a)  

18.

What do you call the Earth's internal structure pointed by no. 8 (write your answer in lowercase and singular form)

(a)  

19.

What do you call the Earth's internal structure pointed by no. 9 (write your answer in lowercase and singular form)

(a)  

20.

What do you call the Earth's internal structure pointed by no. 10 (hint: this is a boundary)

(write your answer in lowercase and singular form)

(a)  

21.

What do you call the Earth's internal structure pointed by no. 10 (hint: this is a boundary)

(write your answer in lowercase and singular form)

(a)  

22.

Thermosphere is the outermost layer of the atmosphere

a)

True

b)

False

23.

Temperature in mesosphere increases as altitude goes higher.

a)

True

b)

False

24.

During night time, the ion concentration of D-layer in ionsphere falls.

a)

True

b)

False

25.

Stratosphere is the layer of atmosphere where all weather phenomena occur.

a)

True

b)

False

26.

All waters of the Earth will eventually lose without the tropopause.

a)

True

b)

False

27.

Ozone layer is located in mesosphere where it absorbs all harmful ultraviolet radiation from the Sun.

a)

True

b)

False

28.

The layers of the atmosphere are of various densities but with constant temperature.

a)

True

b)

False

29.

Oxygen has the highest content among all air composition.

a)

True

b)

False

30.

Temperature in stratosphere is constant

a)

True

b)

False

31.

Classify the given as to what earth subsystem it belongs.


Egg Cell

a)

atmosphere

b)

biosphere

c)

geosphere

d)

hydrosphere

32.

Classify the given as to what earth subsystem it belongs.


Underwater mountains

a)

atmosphere

b)

biosphere

c)

geosphere

d)

hydrosphere

33.

Classify the given as to what earth subsystem it belongs.


Iceberg

a)

atmosphere

b)

biosphere

c)

geosphere

d)

hydrosphere

34.

Classify the given as to what earth subsystem it belongs.


Ionosphere

a)

atmosphere

b)

biosphere

c)

geosphere

d)

hydrosphere

35.

Classify the given as to what earth subsystem it belongs.


Clouds

a)

atmosphere

b)

biosphere

c)

geosphere

d)

hydrosphere

36.

Classify the given as to what earth subsystem it belongs.


Water vapor

a)

atmosphere

b)

biosphere

c)

geosphere

d)

hydrosphere

37.

Classify the given as to what earth subsystem it belongs.


volcanoes

a)

atmosphere

b)

biosphere

c)

geosphere

d)

hydrosphere

38.

Classify the given as to what earth subsystem it belongs.


Lisa Soberano

a)

atmosphere

b)

biosphere

c)

geosphere

d)

hydrosphere

39.

Classify the given as to what earth subsystem it belongs.


Underground water

a)

atmosphere

b)

biosphere

c)

geosphere

d)

hydrosphere

40.

Classify the given as to what earth subsystem it belongs.


Underwater cave

a)

atmosphere

b)

biosphere

c)

geosphere

d)

hydrosphere