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Energy in Earth's System Test

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The part of Earth that is solid and rocky is known as the _____________.

a)

Hydrosphere

b)

Biosphere

c)

Atmosphere

d)

Cryosphere

e)

Geosphere

2.

Living things on the Earth are a part of the _____________.

a)

Hydrosphere

b)

Biosphere

c)

Geosphere

d)

Atmosphere

e)

Cryosphere

3.

The part of Earth that includes all liquid water is the ________________.

a)

Geosphere

b)

Biosphere

c)

Hydrosphere

d)

Cryosphere

e)

Atmosphere

4.

The Mesosphere is the middle layer of the atmosphere and breaks up/burns up

a)

ozone layer

b)

meteors

c)

northern lights

5.

What is the most common gas in the atmosphere?

a)

nitrogen

b)

oxygen

c)

argon

d)

carbon dioxide

6.

Both _____________ and ______________ are able to move in and between the spheres.

a)

water and ice

b)

heat and air

c)

sun and moon

d)

matter and energy

7.

The troposphere is the lowest layer of the atmosphere and contains ______________________.

a)

life and weather

b)

meteors

c)

the ozone layer

d)

the northern lights

8.

All the frozen water on Earth is part of the ________________.

a)

Atmosphere

b)

Biosphere

c)

Cryosphere

d)

Geosphere

9.

Heat always travels from a _______________ object to a __________________ object.

a)

cooler to warmer

b)

warmer to cooler

10.

The Stratosphere is the second layer of the atmosphere and contains the _________________________________.

a)

ozone layer

b)

northern lights

c)

meteors

d)

weather

11.

The ___________________________ blocks out harmful UV rays from the sun.

a)

ozone layer

b)

northern lights

c)

weather

d)

biosphere

12.

All of the matter, energy, and processes within Earth's boundaries is known as the ________________________.

a)

Earth System

b)

Moving Planet

c)

True Earth

d)

Coriolis Effect

13.

Air pressure at Earth's surface is _____________ than air pressure at the top of the atmosphere.

a)

greater

b)

less

c)

not different

14.

The process by which gases in the atmosphere absorb and radiate energy back to Earth as heat is called __________________.

a)

convection

b)

the greenhouse effect

c)

air pressure

d)

conduction

15.

All of the gases in and around Earth make up the _____________________.

a)

Atmosphere

b)

Biosphere

c)

Geosphere

d)

Hydrosphere

16.

Transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves through the air is called _____________________.

a)

conduction

b)

convection

c)

radiation

d)

the greenhouse effect

17.

Transfer of energy by touch through a solid is called ____________________.

a)

conduction

b)

radiation

c)

convection

18.

The main source of energy of Earth comes from ______________.

a)

convection

b)

the sun

c)

the Northern lights

d)

thermal expansion

19.

Steady winds that flow from west to east.

(hint: these are the kind of winds that we have in the U.S.A.)

a)

trade winds

b)

prevailing westerlies

c)

polar westerlies

d)

polar easterlies

20.

Narrow belts of high speed winds that move from west to east above the Earth are called...

a)

tropical winds

b)

greenhouse winds

c)

the Coriolis effect

d)

jet streams

21.

Cold winds that blow from the east to the west near the North and South poles are called ...

a)

trade winds

b)

artic easterlies

c)

polar easterlies

d)

prevailing westerlies

22.

What is the difference between a sea breeze and a land breeze?

a)

a sea breeze blows towards the sea, a land breeze blows towards the land

b)

a sea breeze blows from the sea to land, a land breeze blows from the land to sea

23.

What causes the uneven heating of Earth's atmosphere?

a)

the ozone layer

b)

the Sun's angle

c)

ocean currents

d)

polar westerlies

24.

The curving of global winds due to the Earth's rotation is called ___________________.

a)

the Coriolis effect

b)

jet streams

25.

The movement of air caused by differences in air pressure is called ______________________.

a)

wind

b)

the jet stream

c)

the coriolis effect

d)

local winds

26.

Transfer of energy by circulation through a gas or liquid is ____________________________.

a)

conduction

b)

convection

c)

radiation

27.

Steady winds that blow from east to west near the equator are called...

a)

local winds

b)

westerlies

c)

trade winds

d)

easterlies