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WorksheetsEarth's Systems Part 1
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 28mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
All of Earth's water is the....
a)
geosphere
b)
biosphere
c)
atmosphere
d)
hydrosphere
2.
The average weather conditions over a long time...
a)
weather
b)
climate
c)
biosphere
d)
atmosphere
3.
Where Earth's gas is and has 5 layers...
a)
geosphere
b)
biosphere
c)
atmosphere
d)
hydrosphere
4.
All of Earth's ecosystems...
a)
geosphere
b)
biosphere
c)
hydrosphere
d)
atmosphere
5.
All of the solid parts of Earth...
a)
geosphere
b)
biosphere
c)
hydrosphere
d)
atmosphere
6.
How much of the hydrosphere is water OTHER than salt water?
a)
1/2
b)
97/100
c)
1/4
d)
3/100
7.
What percent of Earth's surface does the hydrosphere cover?
a)
about 25%
b)
about 100%
c)
about 75%
d)
about 10%
8.
How much of the hydrosphere is salty ocean water?
a)
25%
b)
50%
c)
97%
d)
3%
9.
What is true about fresh water?
a)
Most of it comes from snow and rain
b)
It doesn't contain any salt
c)
It is not used for drinking
d)
It covers 97% of the Earth
10.
What is true about rivers?
a)
They are salty like oceans
b)
They flow uphill into streams
c)
They flow downhill into oceans
d)
They are saltier than oceans
11.
How does a reservoir or lake form?
a)
Water flows into a place blocked by a watershed and collects there
b)
Water flows into a place blocked by a water table and collects there
c)
Water flows into a place blocked by a dam or higher land and collects there
d)
Water flows into a place blocked by an aquifer and collects there
12.
What forms in cold places where there is more snowfall than snow melting?
a)
rivers and streams
b)
glaciers and ice sheets
c)
reservoirs and lakes
d)
icebergs
13.
What is true about ocean water?
a)
Ocean water contains more dissolved salt than fresh water.
b)
Ocean water contains less dissolved salt than fresh water.
c)
Ocean water is used for drinking.
d)
Ocean water is used for cooking and cleaning,
14.
How does ocean water become fresh water?
a)
Salt evaporates from the ocean water just before ice crystals form
b)
Salt evaporates from ocean water while ice crystals are forming
c)
Salt is pushed out of ice crystals as they form
d)
Salt is pushed out of ice crystals after they form
15.
7/10 of Earth's freshwater is in the form of...
a)
liquid water
b)
water vapor
c)
ice
d)
rivers
16.
What two weather conditions are used to determine climate?
a)
precipitation and air pressure
b)
precipitation and wind speed
c)
precipitation and temperature
d)
temperature and air pressure
17.
Which side of a mountain on the west coast of the United States has a dry climate?
a)
north
b)
south
c)
east
d)
west
18.
What do written records tell us about the climate of North America and Europe in the 1600s?
a)
It was warmer and wetter
b)
It was warmer and drier
c)
It was colder and wetter
d)
It was colder and drier
19.
What is true about weather?
a)
It is made up of all the weather conditions in one place at a single moment
b)
It does not change very much from day to day
c)
It does not change very much year to year
d)
It includes the air pressure and temperature of one place at a single moment
20.
How do oceans affect climate?
a)
By increasing the rise and fall of air temperature
b)
by slowing the rise and fall of air temperature
c)
By speeding and slowing down the rise and fall of air temperature
d)
By neither slowing down or increasing the rise and fall of air temperature
21.
How do volcanoes cause climate change?
a)
They add heat to the atmosphere when lava flows down their sides, making the climate warmer.
b)
They draw heat from the atmosphere into their craters, making the climate colder.
c)
After an eruption, they add dust to the atmosphere, which blocks the sunlight, making the climate colder.
d)
After an eruption, they add dust to the atmosphere, which reflects sunlight back into space, making the climate warmer.
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