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WorksheetsSpheres Quiz
Total questions: 31
Worksheet time: 27mins
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1.
The prefix BIO- means
a)
ice
b)
rock
c)
water
d)
life
2.
The prefix ATMO- means
a)
ICE
b)
AIR
c)
WATER
d)
LIFE
3.
The prefix HYDRO- means
a)
WATER
b)
AIR
c)
ROCK
d)
LIFE
4.
The prefix GEO- means
a)
ICE
b)
ROCK
c)
AIR
d)
LIFE
5.
The prefix CRYO- means
a)
ICE
b)
WATER
c)
ROCK
d)
AIR
6.
Which of the following is an example of Biosphere?
a)
Trees
b)
Mountains
c)
Clouds
d)
Stream
7.
Which of the following is an example of the Geosphere
a)
Clouds
b)
Stream
c)
Mountains
d)
Flowers
8.
Chewbaca is an example of the
a)
Cryosphere
b)
Biosphere
c)
Hydrosphere
d)
Atmosphere
9.
The ocean in this photo is part of the
a)
Cryosphere
b)
Atmosphere
c)
Biosphere
d)
Hydrosphere
10.
When you ride your bike on the road, what 2 spheres are interacting?
a)
Biosphere and Hydrosphere
b)
Geosphere and Atmosphere
c)
Biosphere and Geosphere
d)
Atmosphere and Geosphere
11.
These worms make their home in the
a)
Atmosphere
b)
Hydrosphere
c)
Geosphere
d)
Cryosphere
12.
What 2 spheres make waves in the ocean?
a)
Biosphere and Cryosphere
b)
Geosphere and Biosphere
c)
Hydrosphere and Atmosphere
d)
Hydrosphere and Cryosphere
13.
This glacier is part of the
a)
Cryosphere
b)
Atmosphere
c)
Biosphere
d)
Geosphere
14.
What 2 spheres interact when a river erodes a mountain to form a valley?
a)
Hydrosphere and Biosphere
b)
Atmosphere and Hydrosphere
c)
Geosphere and Hydrosphere
d)
Geosphere and Cryosphere
15.
This example of physical weathering is what 2 spheres interacting?
a)
Hydrosphere and Geosphere
b)
Biosphere and Geosphere
c)
Biosphere and Cryosphere
d)
Biosphere and Atmosphere
16.
The photograph shows a valley created by a glacier.
a)
This is an example of a cryosphere and hydrosphere interaction
b)
This is an example of a cryosphere and geosphere interaction.
c)
This is an example of a biosphere and cryosphere interaction
d)
This is an example of a hydrosphere and biosphere interaction
17.
Which gas in our atmosphere is most abundant?
a)
Argon
b)
Oxygen
c)
Nitrogen
d)
Carbon Dioxide
18.
This layer is where weather occurs.
a)
troposphere
b)
thermosphere
c)
exosphere
d)
stratosphere
19.
Which of the following is the correct order of the atmosphere layers from Earth to space?
a)
troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere, exosphere
b)
troposphere, mesosphere, thermosphere, exosphere, stratosphere
c)
thermosphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, troposphere, exosphere
d)
troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, exosphere, thermosphere
20.
Which layer is the coldest?
a)
Troposphere
b)
Stratosphere
c)
Mesosphere
d)
Thermosphere
21.
Describe how the ozone layer protects the earth.
a)
Absorbs solar radiation, Protects Earth from UV Rays, and emits heat
b)
Ozone in the lower atmosphere is a pollutant
22.
Airplanes fly in which layers of the atmosphere?
a)
Troposphere, Stratosphere, and Mesosphere
b)
Stratosphere and Mesosphere
c)
Troposphere and Stratosphere
d)
Troposphere Stratosphere, Mesosphere, and Thermosphere
23.
Which layer of the atmosphere do most satellites orbit the Earth?
a)
Stratosphere
b)
Mesosphere
c)
Thermosphere
d)
Ionosphere
24.
Which layer of the atmosphere contains the ozone layer?
a)
Mesosphere
b)
Stratosphere
c)
Ionosphere
d)
Exosphere
25.
Which layer protects humans from most of the harmful UV radiation received from the sun?
a)
Clouds
b)
Exosphere
c)
Ionosphere
d)
Ozone Layer
26.
The layers of the atmosphere are classified according to changes in
a)
temperature
b)
altitude and air quality
c)
air pressure
d)
air pressure and oxygen
27.
A mixture of gases and particles that surround a planet, held by gravity is called the-
a)
greenhouse effect
b)
atmosphere
c)
jet stream
d)
blanket
28.
Out of the following, choose the outermost layer of the atmosphere-
a)
Troposphere
b)
Thermosphere
c)
Stratosphere
d)
Mesosphere
29.
As you go higher in the troposphere, the temperature _______________.
a)
decreases
b)
increases
c)
stays the same
d)
gets very hot
30.
In which layers of the atmosphere does temperature decrease as altitude increases? Check all that are true.
a)
Troposphere
b)
Stratosphere
c)
Mesosphere
d)
Thermosphere
31.
Which layer is where meteors begin to burn up?
a)
mesosphere
b)
stratosphere
c)
thermosphere
d)
exosphere
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