Section 2 Earth Science Kahoot- D678

The Earth is divided into layers. Which of the following layers compose the lithosphere?

mantle and crust

Which scenario BEST demonstrates an interaction between the biosphere and geosphere?

Plant roots breaking apart rock over time

Which process is occurring when rocks are breaking apart due to repeated freezing and thawing?

Physical weathering

What would MOST likely happen if convection currents in the mantle stopped?

Plate movement would decrease

Which geologic feature is MOST likely found at a convergent boundary?

Subduction Zone

Which process does not represent the hydrosphere interacting with the geosphere?

Transpiration

A region experiences an unusually cold week, despite typically warm temperatures over decades. This is an example of:

Weather variability

Why does Earth experience seasons?

Earth’s axial tilt changes sunlight distribution

Which cloud type is MOST associated with thunderstorms and heavy precipitation?

Cumulonimbus

Which of the following is not a layer of the atmosphere?

Lithosphere

Underground aquifers are a part of which sphere?

Hydrosphere

Plate tectonic convection currents are driven by which of the following?

Radioactive decay

Student’s observe crystallizations in rocks due to heat and pressure, which type of rock are they observing?

Metamorphic

Water that is absorbed by plant roots and the evaporates into the atmosphere is which process?

Transpiration

Which of the following drives Earth’s wind?

Solar uneven heating of Earth and Earth’s rotation

The Grand Canyon was mainly formed by which process below?

Erosion

What is the primary role of greenhouse gases in the Earth’s atmosphere?

Absorb and trap thermal energy

Which chain of events best demonstrates a cause-and-effect relationship across the geosphere, atmosphere, and biosphere?

Volcanic eruption - ash blocks sunlight - plant growth decreases