PRACTICE EXAM
CHAPTER 1 THE EARTH SYSTEM
PTS OBTAINED: _________/ __________
I.
FILL THE GAPS.
1. A system is
_______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________.
2. Forces that cause lava to erupt are __________________________ forces.
3. Geologists use two main types of evidence to learn about Earth’s interior:
_______________________________________________________________________
and ___________________________________________________________________.
4. The
three
main
layers
of
the
earth
are:
______________________,
_______________________, ________________________, and they vary greatly in
______________________, _______________________, _______________________
and _________________________.
5. The earth’s crust is ____________________________________________________.
II.
ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS:
1. What is Radiation, Conduction and Convection? Give examples of each one.
2. In which part of Earth’s core do convection currents occur?
3. Earth’s system has two source of energy, which are?
4. What is the relatively soft layer of the upper mantle called?
5. What’s is the relationship between temperature and depth inside Earth? Is this
relationship the same for pressure?
6. What is a continental drift according to Wegener?
7. What is a fossil?
8. Describe the meaning of Plate Tectonics.
9. List and name the earth’s boundaries.
10. How do moving plates change Earth’s crust?