Earth Systems
Volcanology and seismology are studying which Sphere:
A. Hydro
B. Geo
C. Lithosphere
B. Geo
Theory stating the Earth was once connected in one super continent called:
A. plate tectonics
B. Ring of fire
C. Pangaea
C. Pangaea
The outer most layer of the Earth , the plates are pieces of floating:
A. Mantle
B. Outer core
C. Crust
C. Crust
Most fluffy white clouds are :
A. Cirrus
B. Cumulonimbus
C. Cumulus
C. Cumulus
On the em spectrum what color has the slowest wavelength?
A. Blue
B. Red
C. Green
A. Red
System which studies water using deep diving equipment:
A. Geology
B. Meteorology
C. Oceanography
C. Oceanography
The youngest rock is located on ocean floor called the mid ocean:
A.Delta
B. Ridge
C. Plates
B. Ridge
The core is made of mainly nickel and :
A. Uranium
B. Iron
C. Copper
B. Iron
What clouds cover the sky with dark anvil shaped clouds: (means thunderstorm or snow)
A. Cirrus
B. Cumulonimbus
C. Fog
B. Cumulonimbus
When a Tsunami is moving towards shore it travels slower with greater:
A. Absorbtion
B. Latitude
C. Magnitude
C. Magnitude
What can enter both open and closed system:
A.Matter
B. Energy
C. Air
B. Energy
Elements that frequently make up the Earth's crust:
A. Silicon and carbon
B Hydrogen and oxygen
C.Silicon and Oxygen
C. Silicon and Oxygen
The order of the Earth's layers are:(outer to inner):
A. Inner core, mantle, outer core, crust
B. Crust, outer core, mantle, Inner core
C. Crust, mantle, Outer core, Inner core
C. Crust mantle outer core, inner core
Biomes are categorized by temperature and:
A . Grass
B. Vegetation
C. Precipitation
C. Precipitation
How many years old is the Earth believed to be?
A. 4.6 Billion
B. 4.6 Million
C. 65 Billion
A. 4.6 Billion
All living things including single celled organisms to people:
A. Hydrosphere
B. Atmosphere
C. Biosphere
C. Biosphere
Metamorphic rocks are formed from pressure and :
A. Elevated temperatures
B. Compacted sediments
C. Cementing sediments
A. Elevated temperature
When ocean plates are pushed under the crust, it is called a :
A. Divergent fault
B. Subduction zone
C. Divergent zone
B. Subduction zone
Biome with the most average snowfall?
A. Temperate rain forest
B. Taiga
C. Tundra
B. Taiga
The process that causes overgrowth of algae because of human activity.
A. Absorption
B. Oxidation
C. Eutrophication
C. Eutrophication
In the carbon cycle, where does the most amount of carbon come from?
A. Carbon Dioxide
B. Carbon gas
C. Carbon Monoxide
C.
C.
A. Carbon Dioxide
Volcanoes and Earthquakes are common along the :
A. Mid ocean ridge
B. Ring of Fire
C. Equator
B. Ring of Fire
Earthquakes major Earth U.S. fault:
A. San Diego fault
B. Japanese Trench
C. San Andreas
B. San Andreas
What type of energy cycle moves the Earth's crust:
A. Geothermal
B. Solar
C. Electromagnetic spectrum
A. Geothermal
This is caused by human activities that change the pH of water:
A. Tsunami
B. Acid rain
C. Runoff
B. Acid rain