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Earth Science Unit 1 Review

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  • The biosphere includes all...
    Living things
  • This layer of the Earth is the thickest layer.
    The mantle.
  • Bacteria and fungus are members of what sphere?
    The biosphere.
  • Plants draw nutrients from the soil in order to survive. What two systems are interacting?
    The biosphere (plants) and the geosphere (soil)
  • The Geosphere is made up of...
    Rocks, minerals, and soil.
  • The Greek word "atmo" means...
    Air
  • The thinnest layer of the Earth is the...
    Crust
  • The word "hydro" means...
    water.
  • List all four layers of the Earth.
    The crust, the mantle, outer core, and inner core.
  • Clouds are part of the atmosphere and the...
    Hydrosphere
  • True or False? The outer core is the hottest layer of the Earth.
    False! The inner core is the hottest layer.
  • The inner and outer core and made of...
    Nickel and iron.