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Why are plants and animals part of the biosphere?
Because all living things are part of the biosphere.
Because they can migrate.
Because they can travel in the air.
Because they live on the ground.
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How can you tell where one sphere ends and the next one begins?
You look it up in a textbook.
You find the exact point where they meet.
There are no hard rules, and often spheres overlap.
You calculate which sphere is more involved.
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The interior of the Earth is part of which sphere?
The biosphere
The atmosphere
The geosphere
The hydrosphere
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Why is rain not part of the atmosphere?
Because it is part of the biosphere.
Because it moves between spheres.
Because it is part of the geosphere.
Because it is part of the hydrosphere.
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Which parts of the Earth are contained in the lithosphere?
The lower mantle and the crust.
Both the inner and outer core.
The outer core and lower mantle.
The upper mantle and the crust.
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Why can both P and S waves travel through the mantle?
The mantle is a solid.
The mantle is not very far below the Earth's surface.
The mantle is a liquid.
Parts of the mantle are solid and other parts are liquid.
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How does the inner core differ from the outer core?
The inner core is characterized by plasticity.
The inner core is made of iron the outer core is lithium
The inner core is very cold while the outer core is very hot
The inner core is solid, while the outer core is liquid.
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We look up in the sky and see a cloud. Which sphere is this cloud in?
Both the hydrosphere and atmosphere
The atmosphere only
The geosphere only
The hydrosphere only
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Why is the inner core solid?
Because it consists mostly of silicon.
Because of plasticity.
Because it is very hot.
Because it is under too much pressure to melt.
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Which of Earth's interior layers is liquid iron?
None are liquid
The mantle
The inner core
The outer core
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How are mantle plumes and hot spots related?
Mantle plumes rise & break through the crust, make hot spots
Hot spot is another word for mantle plume.
None are correct
Hot spots erupt and form mantle plumes.
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Which of the following events is LEAST likely to trigger a tsunami?
A volcanic eruption on the Big Island of Hawaii
An underwater landslide
Rock weathering in the Northwest Hawaiian Islands
An underwater earthquake that causes a plate to move upwards
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How do we know that seismic waves have reached a new layer in the Earth's interior?
Nothing happens, they simply travel through.
They change speed as they reach different layers.
They travel all the way to the core before bouncing back.
They get bounced back when they reach the mantle.
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