What is the fault line?

Crack in Earth’s crust where movement occurs

What does the transform boundary do?

Plates slide each other causing earthquakes

What is the Earth’s crust?

The outer rocky layer of the Earth

What does the divergent boundary do?

Where plates spread apart, creating new crust

What does the convergent boundary do?

Plates collide that cause mountains or earthquakes

What are earthquakes?

Sudden ground movements along fault lines

What are plate boundaries?

Regions where tectonic plates interact

What are Tectonic plates?

Great slabs of rock floating on the mantle

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___: Next to the outer core is a thick outer layer of hot dense rock consisting of silicon, aluminum and other elements
Core
Mercury
Mantle
Crust
2
The solar system includes how many known planets?
45
5
8
12
3
What is the lowest Dry Land place on Earth?
Atmosphere
Dead sea
Mount Everest
Eiffel Tower
4
About 97% of earth’s water is Freshwater
False
True
5
What is the fault line?
Crack in Earth’s crust where movement occurs
A road that connects two cities
A type of river that flows through valley
Boundary between different climate zones
6
What does the transform boundary do?
Creates lakes by pulling land apart
Builds new land by adding dirt as plates move
Plates slide each other causing earthquakes
Causes volcanoes to erupt when plates shift
7
How many moons does Earth have?
2
1
7
3
8
What is the highest point on Earth?
Top Of Lutcher High School
Mariana Trench
Eiffel Tower
Mount Everest
9
___: The wearing away of the Earth’s surface by weathering, rain, wind, and glaciers.
Weathering
Glaciers
Erosion
10
__is the changing of liquid water into vapor or gas.
Precipitation
Aquifer
Evaporation
Consumption
11
____: Molten rocks above the Earth’s surface
Water
Lava is indeed wet
Lava
Magma
12
The__ ocean is the smallest ocean.
Southern Ocean
Arctic Ocean
Indian Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
13
The sun is really a?
Planet
Dwarf Planet
Star
Cold planet
14
When warm air cools, it turns back into liquid form in a process called __.
Evaporation
Condensation
Precipitation
15
What is the Earth’s crust?
The outer rocky layer of the Earth
The liquid layer of the Earth
The inner rocky layer of the Earth
16
What does the divergent boundary do?
Where plates spread apart, creating new crust
Where plates spread apart, creating mountain ranges
Where plates spread apart, creating large lakes
Where plates spread apart, creating earthquakes
17
What does the convergent boundary do?
Plates collide that creates large flat plains
Plates collide that forms deserts
Plates collide that generate ocean currents
Plates collide that cause mountains or earthquakes
18
What are earthquakes?
Strong winds that cause storms and heavy rain
Migrations of birds moving to warmer areas
Sudden ground movements along fault lines
Large rocks that forms in the mountains over time.
19
What are plate boundaries?
Various types of vegetation zones
Lines that separate different countries
Edges of large lakes and rivers
Regions where tectonic plates interact
20
The__drives the water cycle by evaporating groundwater.
Sun
Vapor
Oxygen
Water
21
___: is a zone of earthquake and volcanic activity surrounding the Pacific Ocean
Magma
Earthquakes
Ring of Fire
Atlantic ocean
22
When clouds gather more water than they can hold, they release moisture in forms of __.
Condensation
Consumption
Precipitation
Desalination
23
What percentage of Earth is covered by water?
75%
70%
72%
73%
24
___: Large bodies of ice that slowly move across the Earth’s surface
Glaciers
Moraines
Erosion
Antarctica
25
What are Tectonic plates?
Large bodies of water that separate continents.
layers of ice that form on the surface of oceans
Vast areas of flat land that are used for agricultural purposes
Great slabs of rock floating on the mantle
26
What is Earth’s deepest known depression?
Dead sea
Mariana Trench
Puerto Rico Trench
Java Trench
27
What does the Hydrosphere include
Rivers and falls
Paper and Pencils
Dirt and animals
Rocks and Minerals
28
At the very center of the Earth is a super hot but solid layer of mostly ____ and iron
Uranium
Oxygen
Nickle
Gold

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