4.13 Science Quiz Review

Plants and animals are part of the...

• Biosphere

• Hydrosphere

• Atmosphere

• geosphere

The rock layers of a mountain are part of which of Earth's spheres?

• biosphere
• geosphere
• hydrosphere
• atmosphere

Water underground is part of which of Earth's spheres?

• atmosphere
• geosphere

• hydrosphere
• biosphere

The air around all of us is part of which of Earth's spheres?

• Geosphere

• Hydrosphere
• Biosphere
• Atmosphere

Bacteria and microbes are part of which of Earth's spheres?

• hydrosphere
• geosphere

• biosphere
• atmosphere

A rocky beach is part of which of Earth's spheres?

• Atmosphere
• Geosphere
• Hydrosphere
• Biosphere

The water in a pond is part of which of Earth's spheres?

• Atmosphere
• Geosphere

• Biosphere
• Hydrosphere

Carbon dioxide is an example of a greenhouse gas. Levels of carbon dioxide are increasing in the atmosphere. How are increasing levels of carbon dioxide affecting the hydrosphere? Select the two correct answers.

• Ocean waters are becoming warmer.

• Patterns of rain and snow are changing.

• Earthquakes and volcanic eruptions are becoming more frequent.

• Ice caps are becoming thicker and wider at the North Pole and South Pole.

Which events are examples of weathering or erosion from water?

Select the three correct answers.

• Waves pound rocks on ocean beaches.

• Underground water dissolves limestone, forming a cave.

• A river carves a channel in rock, forming a canyon.

• Water evaporates from the surface of the ocean.

True or False: Oceans hold about 97% of the Earth's water.

• True

• False