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WorksheetsEarth Systems Review
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 48mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the process by which water moves between the Earth and the atmosphere?
a)
carbon cycle
b)
nitrogen cycle
c)
water cycle
d)
bi cycle
2.
All of the water found on Earth and in the atmosphere is called the ___________
a)
biosphere
b)
hydrosphere
c)
geosphere
d)
atmosphere
3.
What percent of the Earth's water is FRESH water?
a)
1%
b)
3%
c)
70%
d)
100%
4.
Which layer of the atmosphere is closest to the Earth?
a)
exosphere
b)
stratosphere
c)
dinner's here
d)
troposhere
5.
What gas makes up most of our atmosphere?
a)
hydrogen
b)
nitrogen
c)
oxygen
d)
helium
6.
At what point in the water cycle does water vapor change into liquid water?
a)
evaporation
b)
condensation
c)
environment
d)
perspiration
7.
The ______________ is all the water on the Earth and in the atmosphere.
a)
biosphere
b)
geosphere
c)
hydrosphere
d)
hypersphere
8.
What is made up of solid and molten rock, soil and sediments?
a)
geosphere
b)
atmosphere
c)
hydrosphere
d)
biosphere
9.
At what point in the water cycle does water vapor change into liquid water?
a)
evaporation
b)
condensation
c)
environment
d)
perspiration
10.
What label would you use for #2?
a)
condensation
b)
evaporation
c)
precipitation
d)
perspiration
11.
All living things on earth are part of the....
a)
Biosphere
b)
Geosphere
c)
Hydrosphere
d)
Cryosphere
12.
The Geosphere is...
a)
All liquid water on Earth
b)
A 100km thick layer of gases
c)
frozen water on earth
d)
Earths entire solid body
13.
What 3 gases are in the Atmosphere?
a)
Hydrogen, Carbon Monoxide, and Oxygen
b)
Nitrogen, Oxygen, and Carbon Dioxide
c)
Nitrogen, Oxygen, and Carbon Monoxide
d)
Hydrogen, Oxygen, and Carbon Dioxide
14.
Bio =
a)
Science
b)
Math
c)
Earth
d)
Life
15.
Geo =
a)
Earth
b)
Sphere
c)
Life
d)
Water
16.
What is Earth's largest system?
a)
Biosphere
b)
Geosphere
c)
Hydrosphere
d)
Atmosphere
17.
Hydro =
a)
Sphere
b)
Earth
c)
Life
d)
Water
18.
What is Earth's outermost system?
a)
Atmosphere
b)
Hydrosphere
c)
Cryosphere
d)
Geosphere
19.
An investigation of the Earth’s geosphere would include the exploration of which of the following features?
a)
Glaciers, rivers, and oceans
b)
Plants, animals, and fungus
c)
Rock, soil, and sediments
d)
Nitrogen, oxygen, and carbon dioxide
20.
An investigation of the Earth’s geosphere would include the exploration of which of the following features?
a)
Glaciers, rivers, and oceans
b)
Plants, animals, and fungus
c)
Rock, soil, and sediments
d)
Nitrogen, oxygen, and carbon dioxide
21.
When a volcanic eruption spews gases and ash into the air, which two spheres are interacting?
a)
Hydrosphere and geosphere
b)
Biosphere and geosphere
c)
Geosphere and atmosphere
d)
Biosphere and atmosphere
22.
The four spheres of Earth are...
a)
all connected
b)
have nothing to do with one another
c)
does not affect human life
d)
exist only on other planets
23.
The hydrosphere includes water in the form of snow.
a)
True
b)
False
24.
An example of biosphere connecting to atmosphere is...
a)
Plants produce oxygen
b)
Animals eat plants
c)
Animals live in caves
d)
Animals drink water
25.
This picture best describes which connection?
a)
Atmosphere-Biosphere
b)
Hydrosphere-Atmosphere
c)
Hydrosphere-Geosphere
d)
Geosphere-Biosphere
26.
Mount Everest is an example of...
a)
Atmosphere
b)
Geosphere
c)
Biosphere
d)
Hydrosphere
27.
3. Tectonic plates are big so they don't move.
a)
True
b)
False
28.
What is the location on Earth’s surface where the earthquake occurred?
a)
epicenter
b)
P-wave
c)
focus
d)
edge of the quake
29.
Temperature _____________________ as you go deeper into the earth.
a)
increases
b)
decreases
c)
goes up and down depending on the layer
d)
stays the same
30.
Pangaea was an ancient supercontinent made up of:
a)
South Africa, India, Australia, and South America
b)
The United States, Greenland, and Europe
c)
Antarctica, India, and South America
d)
All of Earth's continents
31.
Which statement describes how clouds form?
a)
Water vapor in the atmosphere freezes and then thaws at lower altitudes.
b)
Water vapor in the atmosphere condenses around tiny particles of dust.
c)
Snow from the surface of Earth hangs in the air.
d)
Gases, such as nitrogen and helium, combust in the atmosphere.
32.
A break in rock along which the ground has moved on either side is:
a)
an anticline
b)
a syncline
c)
a fault
d)
a sinkhole
33.
Which layer of Earth is divided into plates?
a)
Outer Core
b)
Crust
c)
Inner Core
d)
Mantle
34.
Where are earthquakes and volcanoes most often located?
a)
center of ocean
b)
edges of plates or faults
c)
center of continents
d)
in the atmosphere
35.
What is an aquifer?
a)
Water that runs along the ground to
streams, lakes, and oceans.
streams, lakes, and oceans.
b)
An underground layer that holds
water.
water.
36.
_________________ is a mixture of gases that forms a layer around Earth.
a)
atmosphere
b)
biosphere
37.
What is evaporation?
a)
Water that falls from the clouds in the atmosphere, back to land.
b)
How 90% of Earth’s water gets from the ground into the air as vapor.
38.
What is condensation?
a)
The process of water vapor becoming liquid water.
b)
How 90% of Earth’s water gets from the ground into the air as vapor.
39.
What is precipitation?
a)
The process of water vapor becoming liquid water.
b)
Water that falls from the clouds in the atmosphere, back to land.
40.
The_______________ is the continuous movement of water on, above, and below the surface of the Earth.
a)
hydrologic cycle
b)
hydrosphere
41.
Which are the two lowest layers of the atmosphere?
a)
troposphere and stratosphere
b)
mesosphere and thermosphere
42.
Name the stages of the water cycle in the correct order.
a)
Collection, Condensation, Evaporation, Precipitation
b)
Condensation, Conduction, Precipitation
c)
Evaporation, Condensation, Precipitation, Collection
d)
Radiation, Evaporation,
43.
What is the name of the point on Earth's surface directly above where the quake originates
a)
focus
b)
epicenter
44.
Which natural disaster happens as a result of tectonic plate motion?
a)
hurricane
b)
blizzard
c)
tornado
d)
earthquake
45.
Animals adapt to survive. What would be one adaptation that a polar bear have that a brown bear in a forest not have?
a)
Brown fur to blend inwith its surroundings
b)
Sharp teeth for tearing meat
c)
A layer of blubber to keep them warm
d)
A good sense of smell to locate food
46.
Some adaptations are structural and some are behavioral. Which is a list of behavioral adaptations?
a)
Beaks, mimicry and venom
b)
Claws, sharp teeth, and shell
c)
Migration, hibernation and hunting
d)
Camouflage, fur, and strong limbs
47.
How does climate change on the earth and what causes this change?
a)
They are all the same climate
b)
The animals and plants are different in each biome due to the difference in temperature and rainfall. These changes are due to the distance from the equator.
c)
Each climate changes because of the closeness to the sun and its rotation.
d)
Plants and animals adapt to the area they have been born. Climates don't change unless it is night.
48.
What is rain shadow and what earth systems are involved?
a)
When it rains and it leaves a shadow. Atmosphere
b)
When the atmosphere, hydrosphere and geosphere combine to produce water on the water side and dry conditions on the shadow (opposite) side of a mountain.
c)
Rain that causes a shadow.
d)
When it rains at night.
49.
What percent of Earth is covered by water?
a)
25%
b)
40%
c)
3%
d)
75%
50.
The adaptation of _________________ is when some plants or animals look like other things.
a)
Counter shading
b)
Mimicry
c)
Protective coloring
d)
Hibernation
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