PRAXIS 5005- Earth Science
All ecosystems and organisms are part of which of Earth's five spheres? - answer
Biosphere
The crust and upper mantle make up which of Earth's five spheres? - answer
Lithosphere
The masses of frozen water are part of which of Earth's five spheres? – answer
Cryosphere
Gases, clouds, wind, and air are all part of which of Earth's five spheres? - answer
Atmosphere
Which of Earth's five spheres is composed of all water in liquid form? - answer
Hydrosphere
List the four layers of the Earth. - answer Inner core, outer core, mantle, crust
Which is the densest layer of Earth? - answer The inner core. (Earth gets denser toward
the center)
Earth is getting hotter because: - answerHigh levels of carbon dioxide trap the sun's
radiation in the atmosphere.
________ and _______ make up 99% of the gases in Earth's atmosphere. -
answerNitrogen and oxygen
This layer of Earth is made of solid rock and minerals. - answerCrust
This layer of Earth is made of magma (liquid rock). - answerMantle
This layer of Earth is made of hot liquid metal (mostly iron and nickel). - answerOuter
core
This layer of Earth is made of hot, solid metal (mostly iron and nickel). - answerInner
Core
The movement of tectonic plates is largely driven by: - answerconvection currents in the
mantle
Tectonic plates that pull apart form what type of boundary? - answerDivergent
, Tectonic plates that push together form what type of boundary? - answerConvergent
Tectonic plates that slide past each other in opposite directions form what type of
boundary - answerTransform
Magma rising into the gap between two diverging plates creates: - answera volcanic
eruption
A combination of two diverging continental plates, weathering, and erosion creates: -
answera canyon
More often than not, plates diverge __________ ______ ______. - answerunder the
sea
Converging continental plates can push together to form: - answermountains
Converging oceanic plates form: - answeran oceanic trench
When an oceanic plate and a continental plate converge, the oceanic plate will slide
beneath the continental plate in a process called: - answersubduction
Earthquakes and volcanic eruptions under the sea cause: - answertsunamis
As tectonic plates grind against each other, we often experience: - answeran
earthquake
Earthquakes cause ______________ waves. - answerseismic
Which type of seismic wave travels the fastest? - answerPrimary (P) waves
Which type of seismic wave can travel through solids, liquids, and gases? - answerP
waves
Which type of seismic wave can travel through solids, but not liquids or gases? -
answerS waves
Which type of wave travels along Earth's surface, not through its interior? -
answerSurface waves
Which type of seismic wave travels the slowest? - answerSurface waves
Earthquakes are assigned a magnitude rating based on the _______ and _______ of
their seismic waves. - answerstrength and duration
A giant wave caused by an earthquake is called a: - answertsunami
All ecosystems and organisms are part of which of Earth's five spheres? - answer
Biosphere
The crust and upper mantle make up which of Earth's five spheres? - answer
Lithosphere
The masses of frozen water are part of which of Earth's five spheres? – answer
Cryosphere
Gases, clouds, wind, and air are all part of which of Earth's five spheres? - answer
Atmosphere
Which of Earth's five spheres is composed of all water in liquid form? - answer
Hydrosphere
List the four layers of the Earth. - answer Inner core, outer core, mantle, crust
Which is the densest layer of Earth? - answer The inner core. (Earth gets denser toward
the center)
Earth is getting hotter because: - answerHigh levels of carbon dioxide trap the sun's
radiation in the atmosphere.
________ and _______ make up 99% of the gases in Earth's atmosphere. -
answerNitrogen and oxygen
This layer of Earth is made of solid rock and minerals. - answerCrust
This layer of Earth is made of magma (liquid rock). - answerMantle
This layer of Earth is made of hot liquid metal (mostly iron and nickel). - answerOuter
core
This layer of Earth is made of hot, solid metal (mostly iron and nickel). - answerInner
Core
The movement of tectonic plates is largely driven by: - answerconvection currents in the
mantle
Tectonic plates that pull apart form what type of boundary? - answerDivergent
, Tectonic plates that push together form what type of boundary? - answerConvergent
Tectonic plates that slide past each other in opposite directions form what type of
boundary - answerTransform
Magma rising into the gap between two diverging plates creates: - answera volcanic
eruption
A combination of two diverging continental plates, weathering, and erosion creates: -
answera canyon
More often than not, plates diverge __________ ______ ______. - answerunder the
sea
Converging continental plates can push together to form: - answermountains
Converging oceanic plates form: - answeran oceanic trench
When an oceanic plate and a continental plate converge, the oceanic plate will slide
beneath the continental plate in a process called: - answersubduction
Earthquakes and volcanic eruptions under the sea cause: - answertsunamis
As tectonic plates grind against each other, we often experience: - answeran
earthquake
Earthquakes cause ______________ waves. - answerseismic
Which type of seismic wave travels the fastest? - answerPrimary (P) waves
Which type of seismic wave can travel through solids, liquids, and gases? - answerP
waves
Which type of seismic wave can travel through solids, but not liquids or gases? -
answerS waves
Which type of wave travels along Earth's surface, not through its interior? -
answerSurface waves
Which type of seismic wave travels the slowest? - answerSurface waves
Earthquakes are assigned a magnitude rating based on the _______ and _______ of
their seismic waves. - answerstrength and duration
A giant wave caused by an earthquake is called a: - answertsunami
