Earth's Spheres EOM 3 Practice Test

What is the atmosphere?

• All water inside earth, on the surface of the earth, and in the air that surrounds earth.

• The soil, rock, and the land that makes up the earth.

• All the gases that are found around the earth and in the earth.

• All living things found anywhere in, on, or around earth.

What is the hydrosphere?

• All water inside earth, on the surface of the earth, and in the air that surrounds earth.

• The soil, rock, and land that makes up the earth.

• All the gases that are found around earth and in the earth.

• All living things found in, on, or around earth.

What is the biosphere?

• All water inside the earth, on the surface of the earth, and in the air that surrounds earth.

• The soil, rock, and land that makes up earth.

• All the gases that is found around earth and are found in earth.

• All living things found anywhere in, on, or around earth.

What is the geosphere?

• All water inside earth, on the surface of earth, and in the air that surrounds earth.

• The soil, rock, and land that makes up earth.

• All the gases that is found around earth and are found in earth.

• All living things found anywhere in, on, or around earth.

Use your knowledge of science to answer the question.

Which of these is a part of the hydrosphere?

• Desert

• River

• Mountain

• Outer Space

Use your knowledge of science to answer the question.

A student wants to show how the hydrosphere and the atmosphere interact. 

Which model could the student make to show this interaction? 

• A model of a cloud forming in the sky.

• A life-cycle diagram of a frog in a pond.

• A model of a volcano releasing gas into the air.

• Separate drawings of the ocean and of the sky.

Any event that causes major changes to the interactions of a system's existing components is a

• drought

• disruption

• crop rotation

• geosphere

A ________ is an extended period of extremely dry conditions.

• stable

• crop rotation

• disruption

• drought

_______________ is a farming method that helps to prevent soil from becoming nutrient deficient by planting different crops each season.

• crop rotation

• drought

• disruption

• deposition

When something is able to be maintained or continued for a long time, we say it is _______________.

• disruption

• crop rotation

• sustainable

• drought