Quiz about Earths Spheres

Question 1

This sphere includes the continents, the ocean floor, all the rocks on the surface, and all of the sand in the deserts.

Accepted Answer

Geosphere

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Atmosphere

Answer

Biosphere

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Hydrosphere

Question 2

Composed of all the water on or near the earth

Accepted Answer

Hydrosphere

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Atmosphere

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Biosphere

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Geosphere

Question 3

This sphere is composed of all the living things

Accepted Answer

Biosphere

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Atmosphere

Answer

Geosphere

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Hydrosphere

Question 4

Bio comes from the Greek meaning

Accepted Answer

life

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ground

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water

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air

Question 5

The atmosphere includes all the _____________ on the planet.

Accepted Answer

gases

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rocks

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water

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animals

Question 6

Body of air surrounding our planet.

Accepted Answer

Atmosphere

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Biosphere

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Geosphere

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Hydrosphere

Question 7

Hydro come from Greek for

Accepted Answer

water

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life

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air

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ground

Question 8

Wind can carry seeds to new places, so more plants can grow is an example of interaction between what two spheres?

Accepted Answer

atmosphere and biosphere

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biosphere and geosphere

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hydrosphere and geosphere

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atmosphere and hydrosphere

Question 9

Water evaporating from the surface of a lake moves from the...

Accepted Answer

Hydrosphere to the atmosphere

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Atmosphere to the geosphere

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Geosphere to the hydrosphere

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Atmosphere to the hydrosphere

Question 10

When living things breathe, they interact with which of Earth's spheres?

Accepted Answer

Atmosphere

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Geosphere

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Hydrosphere

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Biosphere

Question 11

Of the freshwater on Earth, how much of it is frozen?

Accepted Answer

About 2%

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About 75%

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About 97%

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About 1%

Question 12

Atmo come from the Greek for

Accepted Answer

air

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water

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ground

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life

Question 13

When dead plants decompose and nitrogen is returned to the soil, the interaction is between which two spheres?

Accepted Answer

The biosphere and geosphere

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The biosphere and atmosphere

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The atmosphere and geosphere

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The geosphere and atmosphere

Question 14

What might happen if the earth didn't have an atmosphere?

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We wouldn't be able to breathe

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Everything would go flying off into space

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The seasons would be longer

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The earth's rotation would stop

Question 15

When carbon dioxide dissolves from the air into the ocean- the interaction is between...

Accepted Answer

The atmosphere and hydrosphere

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The atmosphere and geosphere

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The atmosphere and biosphere

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The atmosphere and atmosphere

Question 16

There are ______ layers of the atmosphere.

Accepted Answer

5

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3

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7

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9

Question 17

Water erodes the land bringing nutrients to the lakes is an interaction between what two spheres?

Accepted Answer

Hydrosphere and geosphere

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Geosphere and biosphere

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Geosphere and atmosphere

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Hydrosphere and biosphere

Question 18

Oceans, rivers, lakes, and the moisture in the air are all part of which of Earth's spheres?

Accepted Answer

Hydropsphere

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Atmosphere

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Biosphere

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Geosphere

Question 19

When a plants takes carbon dioxide from the air which two spheres are interacting?

Accepted Answer

Biosphere and atmosphere

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Geosphere and atmosphere

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Hydrosphere and atmosphere

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Atmosphere and atmosphere

Question 20

When volcanoes erupt, dust and ash particles spread through much of the air blocking the sun. Which two spheres are interacting?

Accepted Answer

Geosphere and atmosphere

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Hydrosphere and atmosphere

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Biosphere and atmosphere

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Atmosphere and atmosphere

Question 21

Geo is Greek for

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ground

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water

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air

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life

Question 22

Of Earth's water, how much of it is ocean water?

Accepted Answer

About 97%

Answer

About 75%

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About 50%

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About 3%

Question 23

Energy from the sun is stored by plants. When animals eat the plants, they acquire the energy originally captured by the plants. Between which two spheres is the above interaction?

Accepted Answer

Biosphere and biosphere

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Hydrosphere and biosphere

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Atmosphere and biosphere

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Geosphere and biosphere

Question 24

What percentage of Earth is covered by water?

Accepted Answer

About 75%

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About 50%

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About 20%

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About 97 %

Question 25

When plants draw nutrients from the soil, the interaction is between which two spheres?

Accepted Answer

The biosphere and the geosphere

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The atmosphere and the geosphere

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The geosphere and the hydrosphere

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The hydrosphere and atmosphere

Question 26

Air temperature impacts the evaporation of lakes and streams is an interaction between what two spheres?

Accepted Answer

Hydrosphere and atmosphere

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Hydrosphere and biosphere

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Atmosphere and geosphere

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Atmosphere and biosphere

Question 27

Hydrosphere includes all the ________ on Earth.

Accepted Answer

water

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rocks

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gases

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animals

Question 28

What layer of the Earth's atmosphere is closest to Earth?

Accepted Answer

Troposphere

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Mesosphere

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Exosphere

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Stratosphere

Question 29

What percent of the water on Earth is available for human use?

Accepted Answer

1%

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75%

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97%

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2%

Earths Spheres

29 questions

This sphere includes the continents, the ocean floor, all the rocks on the surface, and all of the sand in the deserts.

Composed of all the water on or near the earth

This sphere is composed of all the living things

Bio comes from the Greek meaning

The atmosphere includes all the _____________ on the planet.

Body of air surrounding our planet.

Hydro come from Greek for

Wind can carry seeds to new places, so more plants can grow is an example of interaction between what two spheres?

Water evaporating from the surface of a lake moves from the...

When living things breathe, they interact with which of Earth's spheres?

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