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Earth Systems

Total questions: 38

Worksheet time: 37mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
You are best connected to the geosphere:
a)
by water you drink
b)
by minerals you use
c)
by plants you eat
d)
by air you breathe
2.
Mount Everest is:
a)
Atmosphere
b)
Biosphere
c)
Geosphere
d)
Hydrosphere
3.
A monkey is:
a)
Atmosphere
b)
Biosphere
c)
Geosphere
d)
Hydrosphere
4.
A thunderstorm is a connection between:
a)
Biosphere-Atmosphere
b)
Atmosphere-Hydrosphere
c)
Hydrosphere-Geosphere
d)
Hydrosphere-Biosphere
5.
This picture best describes which connection?
a)
Atmosphere-Biosphere
b)
Hydrosphere-Atmosphere
c)
Hydrosphere-Geosphere
d)
Geosphere-Biosphere
6.
An example of a connection between HYDROsphere and GEOsphere is:
a)
waves eroding rocks on beach
b)
fish swimming in water
c)
water evaporating to make clouds
d)
boats transporting goods
7.
This picture shows
a)
Atmosphere
b)
Biosphere
c)
Hydrosphere
d)
Geosphere
8.
This coral reef is an example of something in the:
a)
Atmosphere
b)
Biosphere
c)
Hydrosphere
d)
Geosphere
9.
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
10.
An example of BIOsphere connecting to ATMOsphere
a)
plants produce oxygen
b)
animals eat plants
c)
animals live in caves
d)
animals drink water
11.
An example of a connection between ATMOsphere and GEOsphere is
a)
sand dunes
b)
drinking water
c)
trees
d)
diamonds
12.
An example of a connection between ATMOsphere and HYDROsphere is:
a)
rain
b)
rivers
c)
lakes
d)
rocks
13.
This volcano is an example of something you would find in the:
a)
Atmosphere
b)
Biosphere
c)
Hydrosphere
d)
Geosphere
14.
Geo = 
a)
Earth
b)
Sphere
c)
Life
d)
Water
15.
Hydro = 
a)
Sphere
b)
Earth
c)
Life
d)
Water
16.
This is part of the....
a)
Geosphere
b)
Atmosphere
c)
Hydrosphere
d)
Cryosphere
17.
All living things on earth are part of the....
a)
Biosphere
b)
Geosphere
c)
Hydrosphere
d)
Cryosphere
18.
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
19.
Which sphere would contain the oxygen that we breathe?
a)
geosphere
b)
atmosphere
c)
biosphere
d)
hydrosphere
20.
Which sphere would contain whales and dolphins?
a)
geosphere
b)
biosphere
c)
hydrosphere
d)
atmosphere
21.
Which of the following does NOT belong in the hydrosphere?
a)
lakes 
b)
rivers
c)
fish
d)
rain
22.
Which of the following does NOT belong in the biosphere?
a)
coral
b)
grass
c)
starfish
d)
clouds
23.
Which of the following does NOT belong in the atmosphere?
a)
rain
b)
wind
c)
clouds
d)
helium
24.
Which of the following does NOT belong in the geosphere?
a)
sand
b)
volcano
c)
mushrooms
d)
rocks
25.
This part of the Earth System includes the crust, mantle, and core.
a)
Geosphere
b)
Atmosphere
c)
Hydrosphere
d)
Biosphere
26.
This part of the Earth System includes the gases that surround the earth.
a)
Geosphere
b)
Atmosphere
c)
Hydrosphere
d)
Biosphere
27.
This part of the Earth System includes all living things, including plants and animals.
a)
Geosphere
b)
Atmosphere
c)
Hydrosphere
d)
Biosphere
28.
This part of the Earth System includes the planet's water, including the oceans, lakes, rivers, ground water, ice, and vapor.
a)
Geosphere
b)
Atmosphere
c)
Hydrosphere
d)
Biosphere
29.
The earth is divided into natural areas called:
a)
Biomes
b)
Bumbles
c)
Niomes
d)
Geomes
30.
Which is NOT a system rule?
a)
Systems have parts which have functions.
b)
Systems have a function as a whole.
c)
Systems are always small.
d)
Systems are related to other systems.
31.
What is Earth's function?
a)
controls the distribution of minerals, rocks and soils and generates natural hazards that shape the land and impact humans
b)
a recycling planet powered by the flow of solar energy to support a network of life.
c)
sustains various life forms and plays an important role in ecosystems and regulating heat on earth.
d)
sustains life forms on the surface of the earth, absorbs and interacts with harmful  solar rays.It protects the earth from natural and human-caused space debris.
32.
What is the geosphere's function?
a)
controls the distribution of minerals, rocks and soils and generates natural hazards that shape the land and impact humans
b)
a recycling planet powered by the flow of solar energy to support a network of life.
c)
sustains various life forms and plays an important role in ecosystems and regulating heat on earth.
d)
sustains life forms on the surface of the earth, absorbs and interacts with harmful  solar rays.It protects the earth from natural and human-caused space debris.
33.
What is the hydrosphere's function?
a)
a recycling planet powered by the flow of solar energy to support a network of life.
b)
sustains various life forms and plays an important role in ecosystems and regulating heat on earth.
c)
sustains life forms on the surface of the earth, absorbs and interacts with harmful  solar rays.It protects the earth from natural and human-caused space debris.
d)
controls the distribution of minerals, rocks and soils and generates natural hazards that shape the land and impact humans
34.
What is the atmosphere's function?
a)
a recycling planet powered by the flow of solar energy to support a network of life.
b)
sustains various life forms and plays an important role in ecosystems and regulating heat on earth.
c)
sustains life forms on the surface of the earth, absorbs and interacts with harmful  solar rays.It protects the earth from natural and human-caused space debris.
d)
controls the distribution of minerals, rocks and soils and generates natural hazards that shape the land and impact humans
35.
What is the hydrosphere's function?
a)
a recycling planet powered by the flow of solar energy to support a network of life.
b)
sustains various life forms and plays an important role in ecosystems and regulating heat on earth.
c)
sustains life forms on the surface of the earth, absorbs and interacts with harmful  solar rays.It protects the earth from natural and human-caused space debris.
d)
controls the distribution of minerals, rocks and soils and generates natural hazards that shape the land and impact humans
36.
"Bio" in biosphere means ____.
a)
air, vapor
b)
rock, earth
c)
water
d)
life
37.
"Atmo" in atmosphere means ____.
a)
air, vapor
b)
rock, earth
c)
water
d)
life
38.
What is a system?
a)
a set of connected things or parts forming a complex whole
b)
a pattern
c)
a number
d)
and interogative sentence