Earths Major Systems Lesson 1 And 2

Question 1

The layer of gases that surround earth

Answer 1

Atmosphere

Question 2

Earths water whether found on continents or in oceans including freshwater in glaciers lakes rivers and under ground

Answer 2

Hydrosphere

Question 3

The part of the earth in which living things exist and interact

Answer 3

Biosphere

Question 4

The layers of rock dirt and soil on earth including the mantle core and crust

Answer 4

Geosphere

Question 5

Earth solid rocky surface

Answer 5

Crust

Question 6

The layer of earth beneath the crust

Answer 6

Mantle

Question 7

The central part of earth

Answer 7

Core

Question 8

The slow movement of the continents over many years

Answer 8

Continental drift

Question 9

Scientific theory that earths crust is made of moving

Answer 9

Tectonic plates

Question 10

A pattern or crack in the rocks of earths crust where movement can take place

Answer 10

Fault

Question 11

The atmosphere contains ____________________ which plants need it to make food

Answer 11

Carbon dioxide

Question 12

The __________________ protects living things in biosphere

Answer 12

Ozone layer

Question 13

The ________________influences whether patterns

Answer 13

Geosphere

Question 14

A_______________scientist who examines rocks to find out about earths history and structure

Answer 14

Geologist

Question 15

_________________thought earths continents were a giant jigsaw puzzle

Answer 15

Alfred Wegners

Question 16

_____________ theory describes the lithosphere as being made of huge plates of solid rock

Answer 16

Plate tectonics

Question 17

Is the squeezing or a pushing together of the crust

Answer 17

Compression

Question 18

When a plate is compressed the crust is folded upward producing ___________

Answer 18

Folded mountains

Question 19

Rocks break down and become _______________

Answer 19

Sediment

Question 20

Soil forms in layers called _______________

Answer 20

Horizon

Question 21

_______________is a thin layer of topsoil with a little humas

Answer 21

Forest soil

Question 22

___________is sandy and does not have much humus

Answer 22

Desert soil

Question 23

__________________________________is rich in humus,which provides nutrient for crops and hold water so minerals are not washed deep into the ground

Answer 23

Grassland and prairie soil