The Parts of Our Planet

Question 1

{True or False} The inner core is so hot it is liquid.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 2

What type of rock does sedimentary rock come from

Accepted Answer

Igneous

Question 3

The temperature it feels like outside when you account for wind is known as

Accepted Answer

Wind Chill

Question 4

When did the Big Bang occur?

Accepted Answer

13.7 Billion Years ago

Question 5

Which of the Chemical Layers of the Geosphere is the smallest?

Accepted Answer

The Crust

Question 6

{True or False} Pressure follows the same pattern as Temperature with respect to altitude

Accepted Answer

False

Question 7

What is the Core Made out of

Accepted Answer

Iron and Nickel

Question 8

Which is the middle layer of the Geosphere

Accepted Answer

Mesosphere

Question 9

Geologist often use this method which involves the counting of isotopes to date very old rocks

Accepted Answer

Radiometric dating

Question 10

Aquifers are

Accepted Answer

underground deposits of water stored in the layers of rocks

Question 11

The word/phrase for heat transfer is

Accepted Answer

Thermodynamics

Question 12

The Three types of Rocks in the rock cycle are

Accepted Answer

Metamorphic, Sedimentary, and Igneous

Question 13

Weather is defined as

Accepted Answer

an exchange of heat and molecules to get to equilibrium.

Question 14

What is the outermost physical layer of the geosphere?

Accepted Answer

Lithosphere

Question 15

{True or False} Pressure causes Igneous rock to melt to magma.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 16

Which best describes the reason for earthquakes

Accepted Answer

heat causes the mantle to expand which shifts plates above.

Question 17

The following is an example of a _________

Accepted Answer

divergent fault

Question 18

Equillibrium is best defined as

Accepted Answer

evenly distributed

Question 19

{True or False} The Thermosphere and Mesosphere are the two biggest layers spatially.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 20

{True or False} The Atmosphere is significantly bigger spatially than the Geosphere

Accepted Answer

False

Question 21

{True or False} Clouds are in the atmosphere and therefore not part of the hydrosphere

Accepted Answer

False

Question 22

True or False the hydrosphere moves heat faster than the atmosphere

Accepted Answer

False

Question 23

The ammount of moisture in the air is known as

Accepted Answer

Hummidity

Question 24

{True or False} The earth is evenly heated

Accepted Answer

False

Question 25

What is the second layer of the geosphere which includes most of the upper mantle?

Accepted Answer

Aesthenosphere

Question 26

Which of the following is used to measure moisture

Accepted Answer

Psychrometer

Question 27

The Third layer of the Atmosphere is

Accepted Answer

Mesosphere

Question 28

WHich of the following images best display a system at equillibrium

Accepted Answer

b

Question 29

{True or False} The Hydrosphere stores more energy than the atmosphere

Accepted Answer

True

Question 30

{True or False} 99% of the Molecules exist in the 1st two layers (stratosphere & troposphere)

Accepted Answer

True

Question 31

{True or false} The Geosphere is made up of layers of mixtures increasing in density w/ depth

Accepted Answer

True

Question 32

The second layer of the Atmosphere is

Accepted Answer

Stratosphere

Question 33

When did the earth form?

Accepted Answer

4.7 Billion years ago

Question 34

Who studies earthquakes?

Accepted Answer

Seismologists

Question 35

Which of the Chemical Layers of the Geosphere is made of the densest material?

Accepted Answer

The Core

Question 36

What percent of our hydrosphere is salt-water

Accepted Answer

97%

Question 37

{True or False} When dividing the Geosphere by physical layers there are five layers.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 38

Which best describes why the inner core is solid but the outer core is liquid

Accepted Answer

Pressure prevents the inner core from expanding to liquid

Question 39

The effects caused by the rotational speed of the earth decreasing with latitude is known as

Accepted Answer

The Coriolis effect

Question 40

Which of the chemical layers of the Geosphere is the biggest?

Accepted Answer

The mantle

Question 41

The best reason explaining the increase in temperature in the part B of this graph

Accepted Answer

Ozone in the stratosphere absorbs energy from uv light

Question 42

Where is most of our fresh water located.

Accepted Answer

Glaciers

Question 43

Which of the following is used to measure Pressure

Accepted Answer

Barometer

Question 44

The following is an example of a _________

Accepted Answer

Convergent fault

Question 45

The following is an example of a _________

Accepted Answer

Transform fault

Question 46

The first layer of the Atmosphere is

Accepted Answer

The Troposphere

Question 47

The study of rocks is called

Accepted Answer

Geology

Question 48

Besides Weathering and erosion what other forces enable the rock cycle

Accepted Answer

Pressure and Heat

The Parts of Our Planet

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The Parts of Our Planet

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