Ch.2, Section 1: The Earth Inside and Out Quiz

How many planets are there in the solar system? _______

• 7

• 8

• 9

• 10

Name the planets in order from closest to the sun to furthest.

• Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

• Venus, Mercury, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

• Earth, Mars, Venus, Mercury, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

• Mars, Earth, Venus, Mercury, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

The name of a super continent that theoretically existed millions of years ago? ______________________

• Pangaea

• Atlantis

• Gondwana

• Laurasia

Asteroids are:

• Small rocky bodies orbiting the sun

• Large gaseous planets

• Stars in the galaxy

• Comets with icy cores

What are icy sphere orbiting the sun?

• Comets

• Asteroids

• Planets

• Stars

Who was the first person to suggest the 7 continents were once one super continent?

• Alfred Wegener

• Isaac Newton

• Albert Einstein

• Galileo Galilei

Label the layers of the earth.

• Crust, Mantle, Outer Core, Inner Core

• Mantle, Crust, Inner Core, Outer Core

• Outer Core, Inner Core, Crust, Mantle

What does atmosphere refer to?

• The layer of gases surrounding Earth

• The solid surface of the Earth

• The Earth's core

• The water bodies on Earth

What does hydrosphere refer to?

• The solid part of the earth

• The gaseous envelope surrounding the earth

• The water bodies on the earth

• The living organisms on the earth

What does lithosphere refer to?

• The outermost layer of the Earth

• The innermost core of the Earth

• The atmosphere surrounding the Earth

• The water bodies on the Earth's surface