Ch 1 Section 2 A View Of The Earth
This set of questions is taken from Chapter 1 Section 2.
- 1.What are the three main parts of the geosphere?
- A.
Atmosphere, crust, core
- B.
Crust, mantle, core
- C.
Lithosphere, mantle, core
- D.
Asthenosphere, lithosphere, atmosphere
- 2.What is the driving force for the movement of the lithospheric plates?
- A.
Heat from the sun
- B.
Unequal distribution of heat within Earth
- C.
Heat in the atmosphere
- D.
Unequal distribution of heat in the ocean
- 3.The theory of plate tectonics helps scientists explain _________________ .
- A.
How ocean currents move over Earth's surface
- B.
Why hurricanes occur
- C.
How earthquakes and volcanic eruptions occur
- D.
Why Earth's core is less dense than the mantle
- 4.Which of Earth's spheres includes the oceans, groundwater, lakes and glaciers?
- A.
The atmosphere
- B.
The hydrosphere
- C.
The biosphere
- D.
The geosphere
- 5.Earth's four major spheres are the ______________________ .
- A.
Hydrosphere, atmosphere, geosphere, and biosphere
- B.
Hydrosphere, atmosphere, lithosphere, biosphere
- C.
Hydrosphere, geosphere, lithosphere, and asthenosphere
- 6.The theory of ________________ provides a model to explain how volcanoes and earthquakes occur and how continents move.
- 7.
Take a look at the following diagram of the Earth's Crust. Based upon what you see, what are the two types of Crust in the geosphere?- A.
Oceanic crust
- B.
Atmospheric crust
- C.
Continental crust
- D.
Seafloor spreading crust
- 8.
Based upon what you see in this diagram of the crusts of the geosphere. Choose the BEST answer that is true.
- A.
Oceanic crust is thicker than continental crust
- B.
Continental crust is thicker than oceanic crust
- C.
Oceanics crust is much dryer that continental crust
- 9.
Glaciers would be a part of which of the following spheres?
- A.
Atmosphere
- B.
Geosphere
- C.
Hydrosphere
- 10.The portion of Earth that supports the existence of living things is called the __________________.
- A.
Ecosystem
- B.
Habitat
- C.
Biosphere
- D.
Niche
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