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Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
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Class
Date
1.
A planet is a world that orbits a
a)
universe
b)
star
c)
moon
d)
solar
2.
How many planets are in our solar system?
a)
1
b)
9
c)
5
d)
8
3.
What is the name of the blanket of gases that surrounds Earth's surface?
a)
atmosphere
b)
air
c)
carbon dioxide
d)
hydrosphere
4.
What force causes the Earth and other planets to orbit the sun?
a)
pressure
b)
wind
c)
gravity
d)
spinning
5.
How long does it take the Earth to spin around or rotate once?
a)
365 days
b)
12 hours
c)
7 days
d)
24 hours
6.
How long does it take the Earth to orbit the sun?
a)
24 hours
b)
150 days
c)
365 days
d)
48 hours
7.
What is NOT one of Earth's layers?
a)
crust
b)
mantle
c)
core
d)
ocean
8.
The Earth's crust consists of the continents and __________.
a)
mountains
b)
oceanic crust
c)
ocean
d)
trees
9.
Why does the Earth look blue from space?
a)
oceans and atmosphere
b)
rivers and lakes
c)
ground water
d)
sky
10.
Earth's crust and upper mantle are broken into pieces called
a)
plates
b)
puzzle
c)
fault
d)
core
11.
Number 3 is pointing to what layer of the Earth.
a)
mantle
b)
crust
c)
inner core
d)
outer core
12.
Earth's atmosphere contains mostly
a)
water vapor
b)
carbon dioxide
c)
nitrogen
d)
oxygen
13.
How many layers does Earth's atmosphere contain?
a)
3
b)
1
c)
10
d)
5
14.
In which of Earth's atmospheric layers do we live?
a)
thermosphere
b)
stratosphere
c)
troposphere
d)
exosphere
15.
What is the thin layer containing all life that covers Earth called?
a)
hydrosphere
b)
mesosphere
c)
biosphere
d)
geosphere
16.
What biome covers about 25% of the Earth's land is home to at least 50% of all plants and animals?
a)
forests
b)
desert
c)
grasslands
d)
polar regions
17.
Which is NOT one of the three types of rock found on Earth?
a)
igneous
b)
metamorphic
c)
sedimentary
d)
fossil
18.
Marble is an example of what type of rock?
a)
igneous
b)
metamorphic
c)
sedimentary
d)
sand
19.
What is a combination of organic particles and bits of rocks and minerals?
a)
water
b)
volcano
c)
soil
d)
magma
20.
What is NOT a type of soil?
a)
clay
b)
loam
c)
lava
d)
sand
21.
What are two events that cause extreme changes to Earth's crust?
a)
tornados and hurricanes
b)
volcanoes and earthquakes
c)
daytime and nighttime
d)
wind and rain
22.
What landform did the Colorado River form?
a)
mountain
b)
plain
c)
plateau
d)
canyon
23.
What natural wonder is so large you can see it from space?
a)
Great Barrier Reef
b)
Victoria Falls
c)
Aurora Borealis
d)
Paricutin
24.
Resources that cannot be made again are
a)
renewable resources
b)
non-renewable resources
c)
solar energy
d)
wind
25.
What is the study of rocks and minerals?
a)
geology
b)
zoology
c)
biogeography
d)
hydrology
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