Environmental Chapter 2 Vocab Part 1 Question Preview (ID: 21548)


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The layer of earth's atmosphere where people live is called the _____________.
a) thermosphere
b) stratosphere
c) troposphere
d)

The highest layer of Earth's atmosphere is the ______________.
a) mesosphere
b) troposphere
c) thermosphere
d) stratosphere

The layer of earth that protects us from the suns UV rays is called the ____________
a) ozone layer
b) thermosphere
c) troposphere
d)

An organism that survives in extreme environments is called an ________________________.
a) extremeorganism
b) extremeophile
c) extremite
d)

The first organisms on Earth were called ________________.
a) dinosaurs
b) cyanobacteria
c) flowers
d)

The theory of how continents have moved over time is called _____________.
a) plate drift
b) continental drift
c) pangea drift
d)

The word debris means
a) the sitting water on a street
b) the remains of something that was destroyed
c) the final product of manufacturing
d)

The word molten means ________________.
a) Hardened into solid rock.
b) Melted into a liquid.
c)
d)

The outer layer of Earth is called ______________.
a) the core
b) the mantle
c) the stratosphere
d) the crust

The hot center of the earth is the
a) crust
b) core
c) mantle
d)

An opening in earth that lets out gases and other materials is a ____________.
a) earthquake
b) vent
c) mountain
d)

The crust that makes up the ocean floor is called the __________________.
a) core
b) oceanic crust
c) mantle
d) continental crust

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