Which two theories did the Theory of Plate Tectonics come from?

Continental Drift and Seafloor Spreading

what is the theory of plate tectonics?

the positions of landmasses have changed over the past million years

What does respiration have to do with the carbon cycle?

It releases carbon into the air.

What are Earth's spheres

Hydrosphere, biosphere, atmosphere, Geosphere

What are the types of plate boundaries?

Convergent, divergent, transform

What is the carbon cycle

A exchange of carbon throughout all of the spheres on earth

What is true of plate tectonics?

They are constantly moving, They are caused mainly by human impacts on climate.

What is the geosphere?

Surface of earth (rocks, minerals), and nonliving things

What are transform plate boundaries?

Plates that slide past each other

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7th Grade: Earth's Spheres and Plate Tectonics

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1
Which spheres are a part of the atmosphere?
hemosphere
biosphere
mesosphere
hydrosphere
2
Which two theories did the Theory of Plate Tectonics come from?
Continental Drift and Seafloor Rising
Continental Spreading and Seafloor Spreading
Continental Split and Seafloor Rising
Continental Drift and Seafloor Spreading
3
What two spheres are interacting?
Hydrosphere and Atmosphere
Biosphere and Hydrosphere
Cryosphere and Atmosphere
Geosphere and Atmosphere
4
The Theory of Plate Tectonics explains why we have volcanoes and earthquakes.
True
False
5
What type of Plate Boundary is this?
Convergent
Divergent
Reverse
Transform
6
One way Scientists learned about the layers of the Earth is from:
Space technology
Seismic (earthquake) waves
subduction zones
The water cycle
7
Most of Earth's water is....
salty
in the form of a solid
wet
in the form of ice
8
what is the theory of plate tectonics?
plates move as slow as my grandma
the positions of landmasses have changed over the past million years
pangea
landmasses are drifting away
9
What does respiration have to do with the carbon cycle?
It turns water into ice.
It releases carbon into the air.
It is a type of carbon atom.
It is step three.
10
The ring of fire is a ring of volcanoes and earthquakes that occur along
The mid-ocean ridge
Plate Boundaries
Hot Spots
Only transform boundaries
11
Which layer is the hottest layer of the Earth...?
Mantle
Inner core
Outer core
Crust
12
What are Earth's spheres
Atmosphere and cryosphere
hydrosphere and microsphere
Hydrosphere, biosphere, atmosphere, Geosphere
atmosphere and biosphere
13
What are the three layers of Earth?
Ocean, land, air
transform, divergent, convergent
bottom, middle, top
Mantle, Crust, Core
14
What is a stage of the carbon cycle?
All of the above
Combustion
Respiration
Photosynthesis
15
What are the types of plate boundaries?
Convergent, divergent, transform
sliding, transforming, diving
transform, transfer, divergeny
Convulsing, conforming, transforming
16
the carbon cycle is vital to our planet
False
True
17
The middle layer of the Earth is
The mantle
The meridian
The core
The crust
18
All the layers of the Earth are found in the
Biosphere
Cryosphere
Hydrosphere
Geosphere
19
What is the carbon cycle
Cycle of carbon
A exchange of carbon throughout all of the spheres on earth
The cycle of breathing
The spheres on earth are moving
20
What is true of plate tectonics?
They are caused by earthquakes
They are constantly moving
They are caused mainly by human impacts on climate.
They are stationary
21
What is the geosphere?
Study of plants and living things
Surface of earth (rocks, minerals), and nonliving things
Study of rocks and minerals
One of the layers of the earth
22
Seismologists are....
people who study earthquakes.
people who determine the size of rocks.
people who determine the size of molecules.
people who study mountains
23
Water exists on Earth as a?
Solid
Liquid
All the above
Gas
24
Seismologists study earthquakes by reading
pedometer
speedometer
seismographs
oilergraphs
25
What are transform plate boundaries?
Plates that move together
Plates that move apart
Plates that slide past each other
Plates that don't move at all
26
What is the thickest layer of the earth....?
Outer core
Mantle
Inner core
Crust
27
What are convergent plate boundaries?
Plates that move past each other
Plates that move apart
Plates that don't move around at all
Plates the move together
28
What type of Plate Boundary Is This?
Transform
Divergent
Reverse
Convergent
29
Which scientist is credited with the plate tectonics theory?
Alfred Wegener
Charles Darwin
Mozart
Albert Einstein
30
The four spheres of earth
have nothing to do with one another
exist on venus and mars
don't affect human life
are all connected
31
When did the Earth form?
46 billion years ago
4.6 billion years ago
46 million years ago
4.6 million years ago
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Plate Tectonics Is Caused By _______?
Radiation Currents
Convection Currents
Magma Currents
Conduction Currents

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