G9 Earth's Formation - Continents, Oceans, Atmosphere Question Preview (ID: 48750)
Simple Quiz Testing The Basics Of Continents, Oceans And Atmosphere Formation.
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How did the atmosphere form?
a) The gases in the atmosphere were released from the Earth's interior
b) the earth recently captured gases from space
c) atmosphere's gases were brought in by comets
d) the atmosphere is made of water that evaporates from the oceans
Where is oceans' water coming from?
a) from both the Earth's interior and comets
b) appeared as a chemical reaction on the Earth's surface
c) water arrived after a collision with another planet
d) water formed on Earth's surface with a chemical reaction
greenhouse effect is:
a) the warming of a planet's surface thanks to its atmosphere
b) the loss of gas into the outer space
c) the release of gases from the earths' interior into the atmosphere
d) the cooling down of a planet surface by night
outgassing is:
a) the formation of the atmosphere by releasing gases from Earth's interior
b) the formation of the atmosphere by capturing gases from space
c) the evaporation of the oceans
d) the loss of gas from the atmosphere to the outer space
microcontinents are:
a) the initial continents formed on Earth
b) small islands next to bigger continents
c) what remains after bigger continents break up
d) different layers of rock that make the continents
How did the atmosphere form?
a) The gases in the atmosphere were released from the Earth's interior
b) the earth recently captured gases from space
c) atmosphere's gases were brought in by comets
d) the atmosphere is made of water that evaporates from the oceans
when did oceans form?
a) oceans appeared very early, maybe 200 million years after the Earth's formation
b) oceans formed only recently, some 200 million years ago
c) oceans formed and disappeared many times in the Earth's history
d) scientists don't know when oceans formed for the first time
Where is oceans' water coming from?
a) from both the Earth's interior and comets
b) appeared as a chemical reaction on the Earth's surface
c) water arrived after a collision with another planet
d) water formed on Earth's surface with a chemical reaction
which type of rock is lighter?
a) the one making up the continents
b) the one making the ocean floor
c) the one molten in the mantle
d) the one that makes up the Earth's core
how did the rock that make up the continents formed?
a) it's a new type of rock formed by mixing water and mantle molten rocks
b) it comes to the surface of the Earth because of differentiation
c) it's brought on Earth by meteorites and comets
d) it's a new type of rock formed by mixing air and Earth's crust
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