Flynn Earth Systems and the Solar System Quiz

 Earth Systems and the Solar System

Answer the questions by highlighting the answers.

1. What is the geosphere?

a) The layer of gas that surrounds Earth. It is often called air.
b) All parts of and around the planet Earth where life can be found.

c)  the earth itself: the rocks, minerals, and landforms of the surface and interior.
d) All the water in, on, and around the planet Earth.

2. What is the hydrosphere?

a) The layer of gas that surrounds Earth. It is often called air.
b) All parts of and around the planet Earth where life can be found.

c)  the earth itself: the rocks, minerals, and landforms of the surface and interior.
d) All the water in, on, and around the planet Earth.

3. What is the biosphere?

a) The layer of gas that surrounds Earth. It is often called air.
b) All parts of and around the planet Earth where life can be found.

c)  the earth itself: the rocks, minerals, and landforms of the surface and interior.
d) All the water in, on, and around the planet Earth.

4. What is the atmosphere?

a) The layer of gas that surrounds Earth. It is often called air.
b) All parts of and around the planet Earth where life can be found.

c)  the earth itself: the rocks, minerals, and landforms of the surface and interior.
d) All the water in, on, and around the planet Earth.

5. Describe what tectonic plates are:

→ tectonic plates move and cause earthquakes

6. Describe the water cycle:

→ the sun heats the water the water rises then then water terns in to cloud and the water drops

7. List some of the different types of rocks?

Metamorphic rock igneous rock