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Intro to Earth Science

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What do scientists use to represent objects or processes that cannot be directly observed?

a)

models

b)

theories

c)

laws

d)

hypotheses

2.

What is the Geosphere?

a)

all of the oceans and water on Earth

b)

all of the land, minerals, and rocks on Earth

c)

all the air that surrounds Earth

d)

all the life on Earth

3.

What is the Atomosphere?

a)

all of the oceans and water on Earth

b)

all of the land, minerals, and rocks on Earth

c)

all the air that surrounds Earth

d)

all the life on Earth

4.

All of the water on earth's surface, under ground and in the air makes up the

a)

atmosphere

b)

geosphere

c)

hydrosphere

d)

biosphere

5.

The living things on Earth are all part of the

a)

atmosphere

b)

geosphere

c)

hydrosphere

d)

biosphere

6.

TRUE or FALSE: Maps can be used to identify borders or to find somewhere you want to go.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

What is the name of the Earth's outermost layer?

a)

inner core

b)

outer core

c)

mantle

d)

crust

8.

The inner core of Earth is made of mostly

a)

lava

b)

liquid iron

c)

solid iron

d)

silica & oxygen

9.

(Select the correct 2 answers) To find a location on a world map, you need both

a)

the equator

b)

degrees latitude

c)

the prime meridian

d)

degrees longitude

10.

The cryosphere is made up of

a)

the living things on Earth

b)

all of the frozen water on Earth including glaciers and ice caps.

c)

the manmade things on Earth

d)

the blanket of gases that surrounds Earth

11.

A horizontal circle half way between the north and south poles that separate Earth into the northern and southern hemispheres

a)

longitude

b)

the Prime Meridian

c)

the Equator

d)

degrees Celsius

12.

This layer of Earth behaves like a plastic solid, which allows the plates to move on top of it.

a)

asthenosphere

b)

crust

c)

core

d)

biosphere

13.

This type of crust is less dense, thicker, and is made up of more silica and light colored minerals.

a)

Obsidian

b)

Continental

c)

Basalt

d)

Oceanic

14.

This type of crust is more dense, thinner, and is made up of more iron and dark colored minerals.

a)

Obsidian

b)

Continental

c)

Granite

d)

Oceanic