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Earth and Earth System

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The portion of the Earth that includes the interior structure and physical processes on land.

a)

Geosphere

b)

Hydrosphere

c)

Atmosphere

d)

Biosphere

2.

Geologist uses ______ to identify the materials in the interior of the earth.

a)

Shock Wave

b)

Mechanical Wave

c)

Seismic Wave

d)

Electromagnetic Wave

3.

This is a type of seismic wave that travel through solids but not in liquids.

a)

Y- waves

b)

x- waves

c)

P- waves

d)

S- waves

4.

A type of Seismic Wave that travels fast through solid and liquids.

a)

Y-waves

b)

P-waves

c)

S-waves

d)

X-waves

5.

What is the boundary that divides crust from the mantle?

a)

Mohorovicic Discontinuity

b)

Conrad Discontinuity

c)

Repetti Discontinuity

d)

Gutenburg Discontinuity

6.

What is the boundary that divide the Mantle and Outer Core?

a)

Mohorovicic Discontinuity

b)

Repetti Discontinuity

c)

Gutenburg Discontinuity

d)

Lehmann Discontinuity

7.

What element is the Atmosphere composed of?

a)

Nitrogen and Oxygen

b)

Helium and Hydrogen

c)

Carbon Dioxide and Oxygen

d)

Oxygen and Helium

8.

What percentage of water vapor is found in the atmosphere?

a)

0.03%

b)

1%

c)

3%

d)

12%

9.

What is the layer of Earth's atmosphere where the meteors can be found?

a)

Exosphere

b)

Thermosphere

c)

Mesosphere

d)

Stratosphere

10.

What is the layer of Earth's atmosphere where the hot air balloons and planes can be found?

a)

Thermosphere

b)

Mesosphere

c)

Stratosphere

d)

Troposphere

11.

What is the coldest major biome that has low biotic diversity?

a)

Grassland

b)

Aquatic

c)

Forest

d)

Tundra

12.

This theory states that life began from nonliving matter such as simple organic compounds?

a)

Primordial Soup

b)

Deep-Sea Vent

c)

Panspermia

d)

DNA formation

13.

This theory is also known as Marine Hydrothermal that release boiling hot fluid mixed toxic chemicals and heavy metals.

a)

DNA formation

b)

Pansopermia

c)

Abiogenesis

d)

Deep-sea Vent

14.

Earth is the only planet known for sure to have liquid water on its surface.

a)

True

b)

False

c)

Maybe

15.

This is the layer of the earth composed mostly of basalt and granite.

a)

The Crust

b)

The Mantle

c)

The Outer Core

d)

The Inner Core