Earth's Spheres Quiz

What is the geosphere?

• The part of Earth that is liquid water

• The mostly solid, rocky part of Earth

• The layer that lies below the crust

• The central part made of iron and nickel

What is the hydrosphere?

• The part of Earth that is liquid water

• The mostly solid, rocky part of Earth

• The layer that lies below the crust

• The central part made of iron and nickel

What is the cryosphere?

• The part of Earth that is liquid water

• The mostly solid, rocky part of Earth

• All of the frozen water on Earth

• The mixture of mostly invisible gases that surround Earth

What is the atmosphere?

• The part of Earth that is liquid water

• The mostly solid, rocky part of Earth

• All of the frozen water on Earth

• The mixture of mostly invisible gases that surround Earth

What is the biosphere?

• The part of Earth that is liquid water

• The mostly solid, rocky part of Earth

• All of the frozen water on Earth

• Made up of living things and the areas of Earth where they are found

How do Earth's spheres interact?

• They don't interact

• Only through energy flow

• Only through matter flow

• Both through matter and energy flow

What is the source of Earth's energy?

• Ocean tides and geothermal sources

• Sun

• Both ocean tides and sun

• None of the above

What can disturb Earth's energy budget?

• An increase in greenhouse gases

• Melting of polar ice and glaciers

• Both an increase in greenhouse gases and melting of polar ice and glaciers

• None of the above

What is the geosphere?

• The part of Earth that is liquid water

• The mostly solid, rocky part of Earth

• The layer that lies below the crust

• The central part made of iron and nickel