Earth science Quiz

When tectonic plates move towards one another they collide. This collision results in what?

What part of the earth system makes compasses point north?

Between which two layers of the atmosphere is the ozone layer located?

Which layer of the earth system has magnetic fields that protect earth from radiation?

What substance covers the majority of the surface of earth???

What is more dense the interior of the planet or the exterior of the planet?

Which layer of the earth system is the thickest?

What is the device called that measures waves from an earthquake?

The earth has a this crust what is the thickness of this crust?

Scientists have recently dug down and reached the center of the earth. True or false

What is the most common gas in the atmosphere?

An average increase in the Earths Temp is called what?

What process is responsible for the tectonic plates moving?

What is the correct mnemonic for the layers of the earth system

If the planet were the size of the globe how thick is the atmosphere?

Scientist use shockwaves or seismic waves to measure the different densities of the earth?T / F