PE: L1 Review

What does the Geosphere include?

• Only the Earth's crust

• The Earth's crust, mantle, and core (also rocks, minerals, sand, etc.)

• Only the Earth's core

• Only rocks and minerals

What does the Hydrosphere include?

• Only oceans

• All of the water on the planet (oceans, lakes, rivers, ground water, ice, and vapor)

• Only rivers and lakes

• Only water vapor

What does the Atmosphere include?

• Only air

• Only clouds

• The gases that surround the earth (air, clouds, gases, etc.)

• Only oxygen

What does the Biosphere include?

• Only plants

• Only animals

• All living things (e.g. plants and animals)

• Only humans

Earth's inner core is made up of solid iron and nickel. The core is the ________, densest layer.

• hottest

• coldest

• thickest

• lightest

The crust is the Earth's thin, cool, rigid outermost rock layer.

• True

• False

The mantle is Earth's hot, middle rock layer (between the crust and core).

• True

• False

Water evaporating into clouds is a connection between which two systems?

• Geosphere and Biosphere

• Hydrosphere and Atmosphere

• Atmosphere and Biosphere

• Geosphere and Hydrosphere

Rocks belong to which system?

• Geosphere

• Hydrosphere

• Atmosphere

• Biosphere

Oceans belong to which system?

• Hydrosphere

• Lithosphere

• Atmosphere

• Biosphere