Earth's Spheres and Internal Structure | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

Which of the following events is LEAST likely to trigger a tsunami?

Rock weathering in the Northwest Hawaiian Islands

An underwater earthquake that causes a plate to move upwards

A volcanic eruption on the Big Island of Hawaii

An underwater landslide

How are mantle plumes and hot spots related?

Mantle plumes rise & break through the crust, make hot spots

Hot spots erupt and form mantle plumes.

Hot spot is another word for mantle plume.

None are correct

Which of the following is true about the Hawaiian islands?

The islands get older as you travel northwest.

The islands are all the same age.

There is no order to their age.

none

Which of these is part of the Earth's lithosphere?

Crust

Core

Hydrosphere

Liquid Mantle

Which of the following is NOT a reason that sphere interactions are important?

They help to keep matter in one place.

They change matter through different phases.

They recycle material on Earth.

They form the overall system of Earth.

We look up in the sky and see a cloud. Which sphere is this cloud in?

Both the hydrosphere and atmosphere

The hydrosphere only

The geosphere only

The atmosphere only

A plant rooted in the ground has a connection to which sphere(s)?

Geosphere, biosphere, hydrosphere, and atmosphere

Biosphere and hydrosphere only

Biosphere only

Hydrosphere, atmosphere, and geosphere

How can you tell where one sphere ends and the next one begins?

There are no hard rules, and often spheres overlap.

You look it up in a textbook.

You calculate which sphere is more involved.

You find the exact point where they meet.

How does the inner core differ from the outer core?

The inner core is solid, while the outer core is liquid.

The inner core is characterized by plasticity.

The inner core is very cold while the outer core is very hot

The inner core is made of iron the outer core is lithium

What is the cause of earthquakes, volcanoes, and mountains on Earth?

Convection currents in the mantle.

Convection currents in the crust.

Movements in the outer core.

Sinking of the oceanic crust.

Why is the inner core solid?

Because it is under too much pressure to melt.

Because of plasticity.

Because it consists mostly of silicon.

Because it is very hot.

Which parts of the Earth are contained in the lithosphere?

The upper mantle and the crust.

The lower mantle and the crust.

The outer core and lower mantle.

Both the inner and outer core.

Why is rain not part of the atmosphere?

Because it is part of the hydrosphere.

Because it moves between spheres.

Because it is part of the biosphere.

Because it is part of the geosphere.

Why are plants and animals part of the biosphere?

Because all living things are part of the biosphere.

Because they can migrate.

Because they live on the ground.

Because they can travel in the air.

Which is NOT one of Earth's four spheres?

The troposphere

The biosphere

The geosphere

The hydrosphere

The interior of the Earth is part of which sphere?

The geosphere

The atmosphere

The biosphere

The hydrosphere

Which statement about the four spheres of Earth is true?

They often occur in the same place and interact.

They occur in the same place, but do not interact.

Scientists think there are more than four spheres of Earth.

They describe distinct layers of Earth's interior.

What happens to P waves when they reach the outer core?

They slow down because it is liquid.

They slow down because it is solid.

They speed up because it is solid.

They speed up because it is liquid.

How do we know that seismic waves have reached a new layer in the Earth's interior?

They change speed as they reach different layers.

They get bounced back when they reach the mantle.

Nothing happens, they simply travel through.

They travel all the way to the core before bouncing back.

Which of Earth's interior layers is liquid iron?

The outer core

The mantle

None are liquid

The inner core

Why can both P and S waves travel through the mantle?

The mantle is a solid.

The mantle is a liquid.

The mantle is not very far below the Earth's surface.

Parts of the mantle are solid and other parts are liquid.

If scientists can ONLY detect P waves in a certain layer of the Earth's interior, what does that tell us?

We know that the layer is liquid.

We know that the layer is solid.

We know that the layer could be either liquid or solid.

We know that the layer is the mantle.

Which of these is NOT one of the four spheres of Earth that are said to drive all its processes and support life on the planet?

Lithosphere

Atmosphere

Geosphere

Hydrosphere

What is the name of the Earth's outermost, 60-mile-thick, layer?

Lithosphere

Hydrosphere

Asthenosphere

Biosphere