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WorksheetsEarth's Spheres
Total questions: 28
Worksheet time: 22mins
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Class
Date
1.
A thunderstorm is a connection between:
a)
Biosphere-Atmosphere
b)
Atmosphere-Hydrosphere
c)
Hydrosphere-Geosphere
d)
Hydrosphere-Biosphere
2.
This picture best describes which connection?
a)
Atmosphere-Biosphere
b)
Hydrosphere-Atmosphere
c)
Hydrosphere-Geosphere
d)
Geosphere-Biosphere
3.
This picture shows
a)
Atmosphere
b)
Biosphere
c)
Hydrosphere
d)
Geosphere
4.
This coral reef is an example of something in the:
a)
Atmosphere
b)
Biosphere
c)
Hydrosphere
d)
Geosphere
5.
The Four Spheres of Earth
a)
are all connected
b)
have nothing to do with one another
c)
exist on Venus and Mars
d)
don't affect human life
6.
This volcano is an example of something you would find in the:
a)
Atmosphere
b)
Biosphere
c)
Hydrosphere
d)
Geosphere
7.
Animals, forests, grasslands, and trees all belong to which sphere?
a)
Atmosphere
b)
Biosphere
c)
Lithosphere
d)
Hydrosphere
8.
Oceans, rain, and glaciers belong to this sphere.
a)
Atmosphere
b)
Biosphere
c)
Lithosphere
d)
Hydrosphere
9.
Hydro =
a)
Sphere
b)
Earth
c)
Life
d)
Water
10.
All living things on earth are part of the....
a)
Biosphere
b)
Lithosphere
c)
Hydrosphere
d)
Atmosphere
11.
This sphere includes the continents, the ocean floor, all the rocks on the surface, and all of the sand in the deserts.
a)
Hydrosphere
b)
Biosphere
c)
Atmosphere
d)
Geosphere
12.
Body of air surrounding our planet.
a)
Hydrosphere
b)
Biosphere
c)
Atmosphere
d)
Geosphere
13.
Wind is part of what sphere of Earth?
a)
Windosphere
b)
Atmosphere
c)
Hydrosphere
d)
Airosphere
14.
Bio =
a)
Earth
b)
Sphere
c)
Life
d)
Water
15.
Geo =
a)
Earth
b)
Sphere
c)
Life
d)
Water
16.
3% of the World's Water is Freshwater. Of that 3%, most of it is stored where?
a)
Glaciers
b)
Lakes
c)
Rivers
d)
Atmosphere
17.
The most abundant gas in the atmosphere is ___________ (78%) followed by ___________ (21%).
a)
oxygen/nitrogen
b)
nitrogen/oxygen
c)
carbon dioxide/oxygen
d)
nitrogen/carbon dioxide
18.
About __% of the Earth is covered in water. Of that water, __% is salt water.
a)
97/75
b)
75/3
c)
50/50
d)
75/97
19.
What are the 3 main layers of Earth?
a)
geosphere, hydrosphere, and atmosphere
b)
inner core, outer core, and mantle
c)
crust, lithosphere, and biosphere
d)
crust, mantle, and core
20.
What are the 4 main spheres?
a)
biosphere, atmosphere, hemisphere, hydrosphere
b)
biosphere, atmosphere, hydrosphere, geosphere
21.
This sphere is the gaseous sphere of air around the earth.
a)
atmosphere
b)
biosphere
c)
hydrosphere
d)
lithosphere
22.
As you increase in altitude in the troposphere the temperature....
a)
increases
b)
decreases
c)
stays the same
23.
An open system allows...
a)
only matter to move in and out
b)
allows both matter and energy to move in and out
c)
allows nothing to move in and out
24.
The motion of liquid _______ in the Earth's core creates a magnetic field.
a)
Iron
b)
Magnesium
25.
The cryosphere includes all but
a)
ice
b)
snow
c)
liquid water
d)
permafrost
26.
Which two spheres both contain water?
a)
cryosphere and hydrosphere
b)
cryosphere and geosphere
c)
hydrosphere and geosphere
d)
atmosphere and geosphere
27.
In a closed system, the only thing that can enter or leave is?
a)
Matter
b)
Energy
28.
What would happen to Earth if it took in more energy than it released?
a)
It would get warmer
b)
It would get cooler
c)
Nothing
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