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WorksheetsEnvironmental Science Geosphere
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 17mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What do you call melted rock below Earth's surface?
a)
subduction
b)
molten
c)
magma
d)
lava
2.
Plates of the lithosphere float on the
a)
crust
b)
core
c)
asthenosphere
d)
atmosphere
3.
This Earth's layer houses solid iron and nickel
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
4.
The crust and upper mantle make up Earth's
a)
asthenosphere
b)
core
c)
continents
d)
lithosphere
5.
The size of an earthquake is determined by how much ____ is released.
a)
oxygen
b)
sulfur
c)
energy
d)
vibration
6.
A fracture in the crust of a planet along which movement has occurred is a
a)
mountain
b)
valley
c)
fault
d)
river
7.
This sphere is composed of all the living things
a)
Hydrosphere
b)
Biosphere
c)
Atmosphere
d)
Geosphere
8.
Wind is part of what sphere of Earth?
a)
Geosphere
b)
Atmosphere
c)
Hydrosphere
d)
Biosphere
9.
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
10.
The measure of the energy released by an earthquake is called
a)
magnitude
b)
dominant
c)
fault
d)
energy capacity
11.
This theory states that Earth's plates move on top of the mantle at a slow and constant rate due to convection currents
a)
plate tectonics
b)
continental drift
c)
seafloor spreading
d)
pangaea
12.
Earthquakes and volcanoes are most likely found in which locations?
a)
at plate boundaries
b)
in oceans
c)
in the middle of continents
d)
in the middle of plates
13.
Which 2 spheres are affected?
A volcano erupts, sending ash high into the air.
A volcano erupts, sending ash high into the air.
a)
Geosphere and Atmosphere
b)
Geosphere and Hydrosphere
c)
Geosphere and Biosphere
d)
Atmosphere and Biosphere
14.
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
15.
Which mountain forms when magma reaches the surface of Earth and builds up?
a)
volcanic
b)
upwarped
c)
fault-block
d)
folded
16.
Which of the following lists the layers of Earth's interior from the outside in?
a)
inner core, outer core, crust, mantle
b)
inner core, outer core, mantle, crust
c)
crust, mantle, outer core, inner core
d)
mantle, crust, outer core, inner core
17.
What is happening in Idaho, tectonically speaking
a)
active ridges and continental extensions; minor transform faults generalized
b)
total spreading rate, cm/year
c)
major active fault or fault zone
d)
reverse fault
18.
What is Earth's largest system?
a)
Biosphere
b)
Geosphere
c)
Hydrosphere
d)
Atmosphere
19.
All frozen water on Earth is...
a)
Hydrosphere
b)
Geosphere
c)
Cryosphere
d)
Atmosphere
20.
What is Earth's outermost system?
a)
Atmosphere
b)
Hydrosphere
c)
Cryosphere
d)
Geosphere
21.
The layer of Earth between the crust and the outer core.
a)
inner core
b)
lava
c)
magnesium
d)
mantle
22.
Most of the water on Earth is found in ________.
a)
the air
b)
ice
c)
rivers & lakes
d)
the oceans
23.
This letter represents the molecules and air we breathe
a)
Atmosphere (B)
b)
Geosphere (C)
c)
Hydrosphere (A)
d)
Biosphere (D)
24.
Which sphere?
a)
Biosphere
b)
Atmosphere
c)
Geosphere
d)
Hydrosphere
25.
A _________ is altered through the materials through which it travels.
a)
Seismic wave
b)
EM waves
c)
water waves
26.
Which sphere?
a)
Cryosphere
b)
Biosphere
c)
Geosphere
d)
Hydrosphere
27.
Which sphere?
a)
Hydrosphere
b)
Geosphere
c)
Biosphere
d)
Atmosphere
28.
The inner core is marked by which number?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
29.
The ring of fire is a ring of volcanoes and earthquakes that occur along
a)
Mid ocean ridge
b)
Plate boundaries
c)
subduction zones
d)
Only transform boundaries
30.
The part of earth that contains all the air we breathe
a)
Biosphere
b)
Hydrosphere
c)
Geosphere
d)
Atmosphere
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