WorksheetsEarth's Systems-Unit 3: Test Review
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 19mins
The geosphere describes all the ______________ found on and in Earth’s ______________.
AIR found on and in Earth’s ATMOSPHERE.
ROCKS found on and in Earth’s GROUND
LIVING THINGS found on Earth's SURFACE.
WATER found on and in Earth’s CRUST.
Geo means ______________.
Air
Life
Water
Ground
The hydrosphere describes all the ______________ on Earth.
WATER on Earth.
AIR on Earth.
GROUND on Earth.
LIFE on Earth.
Hydro means “______________.”
Ground
Water
Air
Life
The atmosphere describes the ______________ on Earth.
ROCKS on Earth.
WATER on Earth.
AIR on Earth.
LIVING THINGS on Earth.
Atmo means “______________.”
Ground
Water
Air
Live
The biosphere describes all the ______________ things on Earth.
Rocks on Earth.
Water on Earth
Air on Earth
Living things on Earth.
Bio means “______________.”
Ground
Water
Air
Life
What are two different ways to measure abundance?
Mass
Density
Volume
Weight
When studying the abundance of elements in the geosphere, we focus on elements found in the ______________ layer of the geosphere
Bottom
Middle
Top
The "top" layer of the Geosphere is called the ____________.
Outer Core
Mantle
Crust
The most abundant elements (by mass) in Earth’s crust are ______________ and ______________.
Oxygen
Hydrogen
Nitrogen
Silicon
When studying the abundance of elements in the atmosphere, we focus on elements found in the ______________ layer of the atmosphere.
Top
Middle
Lowest
The "lowest" layer of the atmosphere is called the ____________________.
Troposphere
Lithosphere
Mesosphere
Asthenosphere
The most abundant element in the atmosphere is ___________________.
Oxygen
Nitrogen
Hydrogen
Silica
Water is made of ______________ and ______________.
Hydrogen
Oxygen
Nitrogen
Calcium
The interior of Earth is made of 3 chemically different layers: What are they?
Crust
Mantle
Core
Lithosphere
The crust is the ______________, or most superficial layer of Earth.
innermost
middle
outermost
The thickest crust makes up the ______________.
continents
oceans
mantle
core
The thinnest crust is found in the ______________.
continents
oceans
manle
core
The mantle is _____________________ layer of Earth.
Outermost
Middle
Innermost
The core is the _________________ layer of Earth.
Outermost
Middle
Innermost
The outer core is made of hot, ____________ iron and nickel.
plastic-like
liquid
molten
silicate
The inner core is made of ____________________ iron and nickel.
plastic-like
molten
solid
soft
When studying the physical properties of the geosphere, we divide Earth into five layers:
Crust, Mantle, Core, Inner Core, Outer Core
Crust, Lithosphere, Mantle, Asthenosphere, Core
Lithosphere, Asthenosphere, Mesosphere, Outer Core, Inner Core
Inner Core, Outer Core, Mesosphere, Crust, Mantle
Lithosphere is the _____________ layer of physical Earth
Upper part of the mantle
Outermost
Lower part of mantle
Between mantle and inner core
Asthenosphere includes the _________________.
outermost layer of Earth.
upper part of the mantle.
lower part of the mantle.
innermost part of the Earth.
Mesosphere includes the ________________________________.
Outermost layer.
Upper part of the mantle.
Lower part of the mantle.
Space between mantle and inner core.
Outer Core includes ________________________________.
outermost layer.
Upper part of the mantle.
Space between the mantle and inner core.
Innermost part of the earth.
Inner Core includes the _____________________.
Upper part of the mantle.
Lower part of the mantle.
Space between the mantle and inner core.
Innermost part of the Earth.
There are two main types of crust on Earth: make your selections below.
Continental
Mantle
Core
Oceanic
This type of crust covers ocean floor, is very thin, very dense and made mostly of Basalt.
Oceanic Crust
Continental Crust
This type of crust makes up continents. It is thick and less dense and made mostly of granite.
Oceanic Crust
Continental Crust
Tectonic plates are slabs of ______________ covered with crust.
lithosphere
asthenosphere
mesosphere
atmosphere
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Mrs. Donahue
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