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WorksheetsEarth Science - MIDTERM - Quiz #1
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 3mins
78% of the Earth's atmosphere is ___________ and 21% of the Earth's atmosphere is _____________.
Oxygen, Nitrogen
Nitrogen, Oxygen
Nitrogen, Carbon Dioxide
Oxygen, Carbon Dioxide
In what layer of the atmosphere do all weather events occur?
Stratosphere
Exosphere
Mesosphere
Troposphere
In the troposphere, the temperature _____ as altitude increases.
Increases
Decreases
Stays the same
Goes up and down
The ozone layer is a sublayer of the ________ layer.
Troposphere
Stratosphere
Exosphere
Mesosphere
Why is the ozone layer vital to life on Earth?
Planes fly in the ozone layer
It is made up of oxygen (O2)
It shields the Earth from ultraviolet (UV) rays from the sun
It causes clouds to be created
This layer is the hottest layer of the atmosphere?
Troposphere
Stratosphere
Mesosphere
Thermosphere
This layer is the outermost layer of the atmosphere. Satellites orbit the atmosphere in this layer.
Exosphere
Mesosphere
Thermosphere
Ozone Layer
What is the order of the layers of the atmosphere, starting with the layer closest to Earth's surface?
Stratosphere, Troposphere, Exosphere, Mesosphere, Thermosphere
Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Thermosphere, Exosphere
Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Exosphere, Thermosphere
Troposphere, Stratosphere, Thermosphere, Exosphere, Mesosphere
This layer of the Earth is made up of solid iron and nickel.
Crust
Mantle
Outer core
Inner core
The mantle makes up ________ of the Earth's total volume.
1 %
15 %
84 %
100 %
How much of the Earth’s surface is covered with water?
51%
61%
71%
81%
Water can exist in three different states.
True
False
How much of the Earth’s water is actually saltwater rather than fresh water?
67%
77%
87%
97%
What proportion of the world’s fresh water is held as groundwater?
10%
15%
20%
25%
is the part of Earth where life exists
Biosphere
Biota
Geosphere
Hydrosphere
All of Earth’s water, ice, and water vapor.
Biosphere
Biota
Geosphere
Hydrosphere
What do you call the boundary that separates upper mantle and lower mantle?
Conrad Discontinuity
Repitti Discontinuity
Gutenberg Discontinuity
Bullen's Discontinuity
What do you call the boundary that separates the outer core and inner core?
Gutenberg Discontinuity
Lehman's Discontinuity
Conrad Discontinuity
Moho
