Earth Science Introduction

Question 1

What do we get when we combine latitude with longitude?

Accepted Answer

global grid

Question 2

All living things make up what sphere?

Accepted Answer

biosphere

Question 3

What are the three main parts of the geosphere?

Accepted Answer

crust, mantle, core

Question 4

Ninety percent of the atmosphere is located within the first _______km of Earth's surface.

Accepted Answer

32km

Question 5

Earth's four major spheres are the _______?

Accepted Answer

hydrosphere, atmosphere, geosphere, biosphere

Question 6

Earth's outer core is solid and protects us from the sun's harmful rays.

Accepted Answer

false

Question 7

Which of Earth's spheres includes the oceans, groundwater, lakes, and glaciers?

Accepted Answer

hydrosphere

Question 8

The distance, measured in degrees, north and south of the equator is referred to as the ____?

Accepted Answer

latitude

Question 9

Earth is considered a system because all of its parts

Accepted Answer

interact

Question 10

The outermost layer of the Earth that includes silicates is called the __________?

Accepted Answer

crust

Question 11

Any size group of interacting parts that form a complex whole

Accepted Answer

system

Question 12

The equator divides earth into what two hemispheres?

Accepted Answer

north south

Question 13

On the global grid, the prime meridian has the following measurement?

Accepted Answer

0 degrees longitude

Question 14

The life-forms of the biosphere are located in the _______?

Accepted Answer

atmosphere, hydrosphere, and geosphere

Question 15

The study of the structure and composition of the Earth is called

Accepted Answer

geology

Question 16

The study of the ocean is called

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oceanography

Question 17

The earth's _______ field helps animals navigate and protects us from the harmful rays of sun.

Accepted Answer

magnetic

Question 18

The prime meridian divides the earth into the following hemispheres:

Accepted Answer

west east

Question 19

Which plates are heavier and denser?

Accepted Answer

oceanic

Question 20

Layer of cool, rigid rock that includes the uppermost part of the mantle and the crust.

Accepted Answer

lithosphere

Question 21

Beneath the lithosphere in the mantle is a softer, weaker layer of rock that flows slowly

Accepted Answer

asthenosphere

Question 22

What type of currents are responsible for heat flowing and the plates moving?

Accepted Answer

convection

Question 23

Which of the following is NOT one of the main areas of Earth Science?

Accepted Answer

astronomy

Question 24

How deep is the deepest hole in the world?

Accepted Answer

7.5 miles

Question 25

Located beneath the crust, this is a layer of thick but solid rock.

Accepted Answer

mantle

Question 26

The science of __ __is usually divided into 2 parts-physical and historical.

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geology

Question 27

The lower layer of the mantle.

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mesosphere

Question 28

Which part of the earth produces the electromagnetic field?

Accepted Answer

inner core

Question 29

Earth's structure is similar to that of an ________?

Accepted Answer

egg

Question 30

A group of sciences called Earth Science deals with Earth and its neighbors in space.

Accepted Answer

true

Question 31

The ______ is composed of approximately 78% nitrogen and 21% oxygen.

Accepted Answer

atmosphere

Question 32

What is the study of the atmosphere and the processes that produce weather and climate?

Accepted Answer

meteorology

Question 33

All points on the same line have the same latitude.

Accepted Answer

true

Question 34

Is a sphere of solid metal that occupies the center of the Earth.

Accepted Answer

inner core

Question 35

lines are used to measure distances east or west of the prime meridian in degrees.

Accepted Answer

longitude

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