Earth Test Review

This is the thin, rocky, outer layer of Earth

• Crust

• Mantle

• Outer Core

• Inner Core

What is all the water on Earth called?

• Biosphere

• Hydrosphere

• Geosphere

• Atmosphere

A slow destructive process that breaks rocks into sediment is called __________.

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Deposition

• Tectonic Plates

What is the machine that measures the vibrations of Earthquakes called?

• Richter Scale

• Seismograph

• Telegraph

• Telephone

This is the place where the plates break.

• Focus

• Epicenter

• Fault

• Earthquake

All of the living things on Earth.

• Hydrosphere

• Atmosphere

• Geosphere

• Biosphere

The movement of sediment away from a place is called ________.

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Deposition

• Sediment

What is the main opening in a volcano which molten rock comes out of called?

• Volcano

• Crust

• Central Vent

• Side Vent

Scientists use this to measure the magnitude of an earthquake.

• Richter Scale

• Seismograph

• Telegraph

• Telephone

These are large pieces of the Earth's crust that float on the mantle.

• Crust

• Volcano

• Pangea

• Tectonic Plates