Earth's Elements

What element is found in all four areas of the earth (lithosphere or solid earth), biosphere (all living matter on earth), hydrosphere (all water on earth), and atmosphere (the sphere of gases surrounding our earth)?

• Sodium (Na)

• Oxygen (O)

• Carbon (C)

• Nitrogen (N)

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

• Oxygen
• Sulfur
• Nitrogen
• Argon

This element occurs in large amount in the atmosphere and small amount in living things.

• Nitrogen
• Oxygen
• Argon
• Carbon

Which element is the second most abundant in Earth's crust?

• Oxygen

• Calcium

• Sodium

• Silicon

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Two elements that occur in the earth's atmosphere are _____ and _______.

• Silicon and Argon

• Argon and Aluminum

• Nitrogen and Oxygen

• Helium and Nitrogen

Which of the following are the elements found in the solid part of the Earth?

• Calcium and Oxygen
• Oxygen and Silicon
• Iron and Oxygen
• Potassium and Silicon

Which of the following elements is most abundant in the solid part of the Earth?

• Calcium
• Iron
• Silicon
• Potassium

The area where all living things and humans live is called our _________________

• Geosphere

• Hydroshere

• Atmosphere

• Biosphere

All of the water on the earth makes up the

• Lithosphere

• Atmosphere

• Hydrosphere

• Biosphere

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The layer of gases surrounding the earth is called the

• Atmosphere

• Lithosphere

• Biosphere

• Hydrosphere

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