Ch. 3 Environmental Science Test Prep

This layer of Earth is mostly solid and rocky & extends from the center of the core to the surface of the crust.

• biosphere

• atmosphere

• hydrosphere

• geosphere

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

All the water on Earth makes up the _____.

• geosphere

• hydrosphere

• atmosphere

• biosphere

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

This layer is made mostly of gases.

• geosphere

• hydrosphere

• atmosphere

• biosphere

How did scientists learn about the interior of the Earth?

• traveled to the center of the Earth

• used seismic waves

• experimented

• none of the above

The thinnest part of the Earth is the _____.

• crust

• mantle

• inner core

• outer core

The layer of Earth where the tectonic plates glide across is known as the _____.

• lithosphere

• mesosphere

• asthenosphere

• core

The Earth’s inner core is _____.

• solid

• liquid

• gas

• non-existent

The Earth’s outer core is _____.

• solid

• liquid

• gas

• non-existent

Mountain building takes place when two plates _____.

• separate

• collide

• slide-past each other

• none of the above

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Rift-valleys are formed when two plates _____.

• separate

• collide

• slide-past each other

• none of the above

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3