Quiz about The Earth Spheres

Question 1

What is the geosphere?

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the non-living soil, rocks, and minerals of the Earth

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all the air and gases on the planet

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all the frozen water on the Earth

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the rivers, lakes, and oceans of the Earth

Question 2

What is the biosphere?

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made up of living things

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all the air and gases on the planet

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the non-living soil, rocks, and minerals of the Earth

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the rivers, lakes, and oceans of the Earth

Question 3

What is the hydrosphere?

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the rivers, lakes, and oceans of the Earth

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all the air and gases on the planet

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made up of living things

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the non-living soil, rocks, and minerals of the Earth

Question 4

What is the atmosphere?

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all the air and gases on the planet

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made up of living things

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the non-living soil, rocks, and minerals of the Earth

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the rivers, lakes, and oceans of the Earth

Question 5

When a dead plant decomposes into the soil, the interaction is between the __________ and the _____________.

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biosphere and geosphere

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atmosphere and hydrosphere

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hydrosphere and biosphere

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atmosphere and geosphere

Question 6

When an animal or human breathes air, the interaction is between the __________ and the _____________.

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atmosphere and biosphere

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atmosphere and hydrosphere

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biosphere and geosphere

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hydrosphere and biosphere

Question 7

When a river current erodes the banks of the river, the interaction is between the __________ and the _____________.

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hydrosphere and geosphere

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atmosphere and hydrosphere

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biosphere and geosphere

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atmosphere and biosphere

Question 8

When lake water evaporates, the interaction is between the __________ and the _____________.

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atmosphere and hydrosphere

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biosphere and geosphere

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hydrosphere and geosphere

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atmosphere and biosphere

Question 9

Choose the picture that best represents the "geosphere".

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Option B is correct

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A.

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C.

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D.

Question 10

Choose the picture that best represents the "biosphere".

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Option A is correct

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B.

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C.

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D.

Question 11

Choose the picture that best represents the "hydrosphere".

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Option C is correct

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A.

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B.

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D.

Question 12

Choose the picture that best represents the "atmosphere".

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Option D is correct

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A.

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B.

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C.

Question 13

When living organisms give off moisture through respiration (breathing) the interaction is between the ______________ and ___________

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biosphere and hydrosphere

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biosphere and geosphere

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atmosphere and geosphere

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atmosphere and hydrosphere

Question 14

When the availability of water impacts plant growth and animals who depend on plants for food the interaction is between the ______________ and ___________ .

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hydrosphere and biosphere

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biosphere and geosphere

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atmosphere and geosphere

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atmosphere and hydrosphere

Question 15

When a volcano erupts adding Carbon Dioxide to the air the interaction is between the ____________ and ___________ .

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geosphere and atmosphere

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biosphere and geosphere

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hydrosphere and biosphere

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atmosphere and hydrosphere

Question 16

When chemicals in the air impact the weathering of rocks the interaction is between the __________ and _________.

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atmosphere and geosphere

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biosphere and geosphere

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hydrosphere and biosphere

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atmosphere and hydrosphere

Question 17

Which example best describes how human activity can directly impact the biosphere?

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Removing too many fish from the ocean can cause a fish species to go extinct.

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Poor farming practices can degrade the soil and cause erosion.

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Dumping waste from a factory into a river can pollute the water supply.

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Construction activities can release harmful dust and chemicals into the air.

Question 18

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

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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 19

Earth's current atmosphere is

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78% nitrogen, 21% oxygen

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78% hydrogen, 21%nitrogen

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78% nitrogen, 21% argon, 1% oxygen

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78% oxygen, 21% nitrogen, 1% carbon dioxide

Question 20

Without the Greenhouse Effect the Earth would be

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cold

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warm

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dead

The Earth Spheres

20 questions

What is the geosphere?

What is the biosphere?

What is the hydrosphere?

What is the atmosphere?

When a dead plant decomposes into the soil, the interaction is between the and the ___.

When an animal or human breathes air, the interaction is between the and the ___.

When a river current erodes the banks of the river, the interaction is between the and the ___.

When lake water evaporates, the interaction is between the and the ___.

Choose the picture that best represents the "geosphere".

Choose the picture that best represents the "biosphere".

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