WorksheetsEarth Systems Review
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Which of the following is not one of the physical layers of Earth?
Mantle
Core
Asthenosphere
Crust
Which of the following is the Earth’s densest atmospheric layer?
Mesosphere
Stratosphere
Thermosphere
Troposphere
What is it called when layers pile up and press down on the material below?
Compaction
Cementation
Layering
Stratification
Which is not a process of the water cycle?
Precipitation
Transpiration
Freezing
Evaporation
How do animals get nitrogen ?
The atmosphere
Rainwater
Lightning
Eating other organisms
In what layer of the atmosphere do all weathering events occur?
Troposhere
Stratosphere
Mesosphere
Exosphere
Which shows each of
the following layers in order from the outermost layer?
mantle, outer core, crust, and inner core
inner core, outer core, crust, and mantle
crust, mantle, outer core, inner core
mantle, crust, outer core, inner core
Which of these makes up the greatest part of air?
nitrogen
oxygen
water
carbon dioxide
When large rocks are broken down into smaller parts by physical and chemical means.
weathering
erosion
both
neither
What is the hydrosphere?
Rivers, oceans, and lakes of the Earth
Water on the Earth’s Surface
Oceans of the Earth
None of the above.
A Crystalline or glassy rock formed when magma or lava cools down and solidifies is called
Sedimentary rocks
Metamorphic Rocks
Igneous rocks
Morphic rocks
A type of rock which is made as a result of cementation and compaction of sediment grains, over a long period of time is called
Sedimentary rock
Metamorphic rock
Igneous rock
Morphic rock
Why is the ozone layer vital to life on Earth?
Planes fly in the ozone layer
It shields the Earth from ultraviolet (UV) rays from the sun
It is made up of oxygen (O2)
It causes clouds to be created
This layer is the outermost layer of the atmosphere. Satellites orbit the atmosphere in this layer.
Exosphere
Thermosphere
Mesosphere
Ozone Layer
What is the thinnest layer of the Earth?
Mantle
Crust
Outer Core
Inner Core
Which layer of the Earth’s layers has convection currents that move the tectonic plates?
Mantle
Crust
Outer Core
Inner Core
Continual process in which a rock is changed in to an another rock is called
Rock Cycle
Rock Sedimentation
Sorting of rocks
Accumulation of rocks
What are the 3 major types of rock?
Metamorphic, igneous, cementation
Brown, red, gray
Igneous metamorphic, sedimentary
Streak, crystallization, breakage
Itendify the cycle
Water Cycle
Nitrogen Cycle
Carbon Cycle
Phosphorus Cycle
Tectonic plates are made up of continental crust and _________ crust.
Continental
Plates
Oceanic
Mantle
