Earth's Spheres

Multiple Choice

How much of the earth's water is freshwater?

• 50 %
• 3 %
• 97 %
• 93 %

Multiple Choice

Snow, sleet, hail, and rain are all examples of  ________________. 

• evaporation
• condensation
• accumulation
• precipitation

Multiple Choice

What is the water cycle?

• the 3 forms of water
• the movement of water on, above, or below the surface of the Earth
• when water melts
• when clouds form

Multiple Choice

Which of the following lists Earth's compositional layers starting with Earth's center and ending with the outermost layer?

• mantle, crust, core

• core, mantle, crust,

• crust, mantle, core

• crust, core, mantle

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is the densest layer of the solid Earth?

• crust

• mantle

• atmosphere

• core

Multiple Choice

The Earth's core is made of two parts; the inner and outer core. The inner cores is made mostly of?

• nonmetallic gas

• soild metal

• liquid metal

• nonmetallic liquid

Multiple Choice

Which one is NOT a biome?

• stratosphere

• temporate forest

• ocean

• savanna

Multiple Choice

The system that contains all living things on Earth.

• Biosphere

• Atmoshpere

• Hydrosphere

• Geosphere

Multiple Choice

Humans have an impact on ALL the spheres.

• true

• false

Multiple Choice

The biosphere includes plants and animals that live

• on land

• on land and in the water

• on land, in water, and in the air

• in water

Multiple Choice

"Bio-" means

• life

• water

• Earth

• air

Multiple Choice

Where you will find the ozone layer.

• stratosphere
• thermosphere
• exosphere
• mesosphere

Multiple Choice

Where weather occurs.

• stratosphere
• thermosphere
• troposphere
• mesosphere

Multiple Choice

What two gases are found throughout all layers of the atmosphere?

• Nitrogen and carbon dioxide
• Nitrogen and oxygen
• Oxygen and carbon dioxide
• Trace gases and water vapor

Multiple Choice

As altitude increases, the temperature will decrease in the

• mesosphere

• thermosphere

• stratosphere

Multiple Choice

Which layer of the atmosphere is the HOTTEST?

• exosphere

• mesosphere

• thermosphere

• troposphere

Multiple Choice

The weight of the atmosphere is ...

• temperature
• humidity
• air pressure
• weather

Multiple Choice

What layer of the atmosphere is closest to outer space?

• mesosphere

• exosphere

• troposphere

• stratosphere

Multiple Choice

Device used to measure the atmospheric pressure

• Barometer

• Thermometer

• Anemometer

• Altimeter

Multiple Choice

What happens to air pressure as you move upward into the atmosphere?

• increases
• decreases
• stays the same

Multiple Choice

Air pressure is greater _______.

• at the top of the mountain
• at the bottom of the mountain
• at the center of the mountain

​Which spheres interact in the Water Cycle?