Env Sci Geosphere Review
Name ____________________________ Period _____
Station 1- Layers of the Earth
1. Identify the following layers of the Earth that are indicated on the diagram below.
a.
_____________________
b.
____________________
c. ______________________
d. ______________________
e. ______________________
Answer the following questions below.
2. Which layer is the thinnest? Thickest? _____________________ /______________________
3. Which layer is responsible for the movement of the tectonic plates? ____________________
4. Which layer consists of the crust and upper mantle? ________________________________
5. Which layer is composed of Nickel and Iron and is a solid? ____________________________
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For #6-13 Label the following layers of the Earth on the diagram below.
#6-8 Label the 3 compositional layers
#9-13 Label the 5 physical layers
CP Env Sci Geosphere Review
Name ____________________________ Period _____
Sipe/Poposki
Date ____________________
Station 2- Plate Tectonics, Boundaries, and Movement
1. What is the diagram to the right showing? Explain.
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2. What was the name of this configuration of the early
Earth? _____________________________________
3. Label the diagrams below as diverging, converging, or transform boundaries.
a. __________________
b. _________________
c. ________________
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4. The area where 2 plates meet is called a _______________________________.
5. Match the following terms in column II with the descriptions and examples in column I.
Terms in column II may be used once, more than once, or not at all.
Column I
Column II
_____ Plates spread apart
_____Plates slide past each other
a. converging
_____Plates collide
b. diverging
_____ San Andreas Fault
c. transform
_____Himalayan Mountains
_____ Mid Ocean Ridges
6. A ____________________ is a break in the Earth’s crust along which blocks of the crust
slide relative to one another. When rocks that are under stress suddenly break along a
fault, a series of ground vibrations is set off called an ___________________________ .
7. A _______________________ is a mountain built from magma (melted rock) that rises from
the Earth’s interior to its surface. Their often located along __________________________
and can occur on land or under sea, where they can eventually form islands.
CP Env Sci Geosphere Review
Name ____________________________ Period _____
Sipe/Poposki
Date ____________________
Station 3- Structure and Composition of the Earth
Part I. Match the following terms in column II with the descriptions and examples in column I.
Terms in column II may be used once, more than once, or not at all.
Column I
_____ 1. Solid because under enormous pressure
_____ 2. Layer of the mantle just beneath the lithosphere
Column II
a. Lithosphere
b. Inner Core
and above mesosphere
c. Mesosphere
_____ 3. Made of liquid nickel and iron
_____ 4. Consists of crust and uppermost mantle
_____ 5. Lower part of the mantle, between asthenosphere
d. Asthenosphere
e. Outer Core
and outer core
_____ 6. Earth’s outer layer
_____7. Aka “middle sphere”
_____ 8. Plastic, solid layer of mantle made of rock that flows very slowly,
allowing tectonic plates to move on top of it
_____ 9. Layer that is the MOST dense
_____ 10. Layer that is under the LEAST pressure
_____ 11. Layer that is the HOTTEST
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12. Scientists divide Earth into three layers, based on their composition or chemical make-up.
These layers are composed of progressively denser materials toward the center of the Earth.
These are known as _________________________________________.
13. What are the three layers referred to in #12?
a. ___________________________________
b. ___________________________________
c. ___________________________________
14. If we consider the physical properties of each layer, instead of their chemistry, the Earth is
divided into 5 layers, called the _____________________________________.
15. Compare and contrast the inner and outer core.
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
CP Env Sci Geosphere Review
Name ____________________________ Period _____
Sipe/Poposki
Date ____________________
Station 4- Plates & Boundaries
1. The picture to the right represents which
type of convergent boundary?
_________________________________________
2. In the diagram to the upper right, which plate is
the densest? ______________________________
3. What happens to the dense plate when the 2 plates come together?
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
4. What happens to the LESS dense plate when the two plates come together?
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
5. How do tectonic plates move? _______________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
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6. What does the image to the left represent
in which there is a stationary pool of magma?
_____________________________________
7. Which island is the OLDEST?
______________________________________
8. Complete the table below.
Boundary type
Description
Characteristic
features
c-c
C=continental crust
O=oceanic crust
Convergent
Divergent
Transform
o-c
o-o
Examples of where
this is occurring on
Earth today
CP Env Sci Geosphere Review
Name ____________________________ Period _____
Sipe/Poposki
Date ____________________
Station 5- Mixed Vocabulary Terms
Part I. Match the following terms in column II with the descriptions and examples in column I.
Terms in column II may be used once, more than once, or not at all.
Column I
_____1. Process that causes the tectonic plates to move
_____2. Layer of the Earth consisting nickel and iron and
exists in of two states of matter- solid and liquid
_____3. Caused the formation of the Hawaiian Island
_____4. Convergent, divergent, transform
_____5. Layer responsible for tectonic plate movement
_____6. Caused primarily from transform boundaries
_____7. Term given to the process when one plate is pushed
under another
_____8. Stationary pools of magma (not at plate boundaries)
_____9. Series of waves caused by convergent or divergent
boundaries
_____10. Caused by plate boundaries that are subducting or
Column II
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
g.
h.
i.
j.
k.
l.
Fault
Atmosphere
Hot spot
Core
geosphere
Volcanoes
Earthquakes
Tsunamis
Subduction
hydrosphere
Mantle
Tectonic plates
m.
n.
o.
p.
Crust
Biosphere
Plate boundaries
Convection currents
diverging
11. Look at the image below. Where is the hot spot located, nearer to X or Y? _________
CP Env Sci Geosphere Review
Name ____________________________ Period _____
Sipe/Poposki
Date ____________________
Station 6- Interacting Spheres
1. What are the four spheres of the Earth?
a. __________________________
b. __________________________
c. __________________________
d. __________________________
2. Give one example of 2 interacting spheres.
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
3. Name two ways humans affect the geosphere.
________________________________________________________________________
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_____ 4. The part of Earth that contains the air we breathe is called the
a. hydrosphere
c. geosphere
b. atmosphere
d. biosphere
_____ 5. The part of Earth that contains all water resources is called the
a. hydrosphere
c. geosphere
b. atmosphere
d. biosphere