ES 11 - Earth's Structure, Habitability & Subsystems + Rocks

The oceanic crust consists mainly of _________.

• basaltic rocks

• granitic rocks

• ultramafic rocks

• gabbroic rocks

Lithosphere is included in what subsystem?

• Atmosphere

• Hydrosphere

• Biosphere

• Geosphere

What is the most abundant element in the earth's atmosphere?

• Nitrogen

• Carbon

• Carbon Dioxide

• Oxygen

What is the layer that lies after the lithosphere?

• Lithosphere

• Troposphere

• Asthenosphere

• Mesosphere

The continental crust is made up of the mixture of:

• Gold and copper

• Iron and nickel

• Silica and magnesium

• Silica and aluminum

Mercury, Venus, and Mars are known as terrestrial planets because:

• They are made of rocky material like Earth

• They are 4.56 billion years old like Earth

• They formed from the solar nebula, like Earth

• They orbit the Sun like Earth

Which statement is TRUE?

• the crust contains the lithosphere

• the lithosphere contains the crust

• the lithosphere and crust are different terms for the same part of the Earth

• the lithosphere and crust are totally separate parts of the Earth

A scientist is writing a grant proposal to study a portion of the hydrosphere. Which is she most likely to be interested in?

• Glaciers

• Clouds

• Plants

• Volcanoes

What region of the Earth takes up the greatest volume?

• crust

• inner core

• outer core

• mantle

What is the correct order of the earth's atmospheric layers from bottom to top?

• Troposphere, Mesosphere, Stratosphere, Thermosphere, Exosphere.

• Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Troposphere, Thermosphere, Exosphere.

• Stratosphere, Troposphere, Mesosphere, Thermosphere, Exosphere.

• Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Thermosphere, Exosphere.