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Chapter 2: The Earth in Space
One revolution of the Earth takes…
The uppermost part of the mantel and the crust.
Chapter 2: The Earth in Space
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The uppermost part of the mantel and the crust.
Gravity
P-Waves
Magnetosphere
Lithosphere
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One revolution of the Earth takes…
365 days
1 day
24 hours
1 millennium
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Vibrations that travel through the Earth.
Seismic Waves
Atmosphere
Hydrosphere
Axis
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Waves that travel through liquids, solids, and gases.
Magnetosphere
Gravity
P-Waves
Lithosphere
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When the Earth is closest to the sun.
Plasticity
Perihelion
Weight
S-Waves
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The largest sphere on earth is the oceans.
True
False
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Geographic poles are located at…
Magnetic north and South Pole.
The North and South Pole.
In hot and cold areas.
Just East of the North and South Pole.
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An imaginary straight line running through the Earth from the North Pole to the South Pole.
Axis
Atmosphere
Hydrosphere
Seismic Waves
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Biosphere
The mostly solid part of earth.
All of earth's water.
The blanket of gases surrounding earth.
Composed of all of earth's life.
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The summer solstice…
Marks the beginning of summer.
Marks the end of fall.
Marks the end of summer.
Marks the beginning of fall.
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Atmosphere
Composed of all of earth's life.
The mostly solid part of earth.
All of earth's water.
The blanket of gases surrounding earth.
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All of earth's water.
Polar Orbit
Biosphere
Hydrosphere
Aphelion
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Composed of all of the forms of life in the geosphere.
Precession
Biosphere
Geosynchronous
Aphelion
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Geosphere
All of earth's water.
The blanket of gases surrounding earth.
Composed of all of earth's life.
The mostly solid part of earth.
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When Earth is furthest from the sun.
Aphelion
Geosynchronous
Polar Orbit
Precession
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There are a total of 24 time zones.
False
True
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The circular motion of the Earth’s axis.
Polar Orbit
Geosynchronous
Precession
Aphelion
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Hydrosphere
The mostly solid part of earth.
All of earth's water.
The blanket of gases surrounding earth.
Composed of all of earth's life.
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The crust is made up of two zones, a liquid and a metal.
True
False
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The force of attraction that exists between all matter in the universe.
Gravity
Lithosphere
Magnetosphere
P-Waves
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An open system is...
neither is exchanged.
energy but not matter is exchanged.
matter but not energy is exchanged.
energy and matter is exchanged.
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A shadow zone is a zone in which S nor P waves travel or only P waves are detected.
False
True
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The inner core is…
A dense solid sphere.
A high pressure steam.
A dense liquid layer.
A cool and brittle.
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The Moho is…
The boundary between the core and the asthenosphere.
The boundary between the crust and core.
The boundary between the crust and mantel.
The boundary between the lithosphere and the core.
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A layer of the Earth that has solid rock with plasticity.
Crust
Lithosphere
Core
Asthenosphere
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The ability of a solid to flow.
S-Waves
Perihelion
Weight
Plasticity
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A system in which energy but not matter is exchanged with the surroundings.
Closed System
Precession
Open System
Polar Orbit
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Waves that travel through only solids.
Perihelion
S-Waves
Weight
Plasticity
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The autumnal equinox…
Marks the end of autumn.
Marks the beginning of autumn.
Marks the beginning of summer.
Marks the end of summer.
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The mantel is made up of the…
Crust & Core
Hydrosphere & Lithosphere
Solids & Liquids
Lithosphere & Asthenosphere
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The measure of the strength of the pull of gravity on an object.
S-Waves
Perihelion
Weight
Plasticity
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Oceanic crust falls under land.
True
False
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The only known planet with liquid water on its surface.
Weight
Plasticity
Earth
Perihelion
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Makes up all of Earth’s water.
Hydrosphere
Atmosphere
Seismic Waves
Axis
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Continental crust makes up the continents.
True
False
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A rotation is when the Earth travels completely around the sun.
False
True
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The winter solstice marks the beginning of winter.
True
False
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The law of gravitation states that.
Attraction of objects depends upon their mass and weight.
Attraction of objects depends upon their size and weight.
Attraction of two objects depends upon their mass and size.
Attraction of objects depends upon their mass and distance.
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The region of space that is affected by the Earth’s magnetic field.
Gravity
Magnetosphere
P-Waves
Lithosphere
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A closed system is...
energy but not matter is exchanged.
matter but not energy is exchanged.
energy and matter is exchanged.
neither is exchanged.
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The center of the Earth and made mostly of iron.
Core
Lithosphere
Gravity
P-Waves
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Blanket of gases surrounding the Earth.
Seismic Waves
Axis
Hydrosphere
Atmosphere
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The Earth’s axis always points toward the sun.
False
True
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The Earth is an oblate spheroid.
False
True
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The outer core is…
A dense liquid layer
A high pressure steam
A cool and brittle
A dense solid sphere
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The amount of matter in an object.
Seismic Waves
Axis
Atmosphere
Mass
