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Earth's Spheres-Geo and Atmo

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
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 
2.
Body of air surrounding our planet. 
a)
Hydrosphere 
b)
Biosphere 
c)
Atmosphere 
d)
Geosphere 
3.
When volcanoes erupt, dust and ash particles spread through much of the air blocking the sun.  Which two spheres are interacting? 
a)
Hydrosphere and atmosphere 
b)
Geosphere and atmosphere 
c)
Biosphere and atmosphere 
d)
Atmosphere and atmosphere 
4.
A convergent boundary is when plates...
a)
collide
b)
move apart
c)
slide passed one another
d)
one plate is pulled down into the mantle
5.
The thinnest layer of Earth is the 
a)
Inner Core
b)
Mantle
c)
Crust
d)
Outer Core
6.
In what layer of Earth do convection currents occur?
a)
Inner Core
b)
Outer Core
c)
Mantle
d)
Crust
7.
The crust is also know as the 
a)
Lithosphere
b)
Asthenosphere
c)
Mesosphere
d)
Mantle
8.
What is caused when the tectonic plates slip?
a)
thunderstorms
b)
hurricanes
c)
tornadoes
d)
earthquakes
9.
Which of the following features would you expect to find at an ocean-ocean convergent boundary?
a)
Volcanic island arc
b)
Ocean trench
c)
Earthquakes
d)
All of these
10.
What type of plate boundary is this?
a)
Plate
b)
Divergent
c)
Convergent
d)
Transform
11.
What type of event will occur at this boundary?
a)
Earthquake
b)
Volcano Eruption
c)
Tornado
d)
Mountain Building
12.

A divergent boundary occurs when plates ....

a)

Pull apart

b)

Come together

c)

Slide past each other

13.
Oceanic Trenches are formed by _______ plate boundaries
a)
Convergent
b)
Transform
c)
Plate
d)
Divergent
14.
A fault is formed by the movement of a __________ plate boundary
a)
Transform
b)
Convergent
c)
Divergent
15.
Where would the oldest rock be found?
a)
L
b)
M
c)
N
d)
O
16.
Condition of Earth's atmosphere at a particular time & place
a)
climate
b)
biogeography
c)
precipitation
d)
weather
17.
Earth's atmosphere is held down by
a)
radiation
b)
gravity
c)
magnetism
d)
conduction
18.
Layer of Earth's atmosphere where weather occurs
a)
thermosphere
b)
mesosphere
c)
stratosphere
d)
troposphere
19.
Layer of Earth's atmosphere that contains most of the ozone
a)
thermosphere
b)
mesosphere
c)
stratosphere
d)
troposphere
20.
When you stand outside, you are standing in the…
a)
stratosphere
b)
troposphere
c)
mesosphere
d)
hydrosphere
21.

What DECREASES as you travel up in the atmosphere?

a)

Altitude

b)

Atmosphere

c)

Meteors

d)

Air Pressure

22.

In what layer of earth's atmosphere do meteoroids burn up?

a)

Mesosphere

b)

Exosphere

c)

Tropsphere

d)

Stratosphere

23.

Which layer contains the ionosphere, a layer of charged particles, that interact with solar winds to cause the auroras?

a)

Exosphere

b)

Stratosphere

c)

Thermosphere

d)

Troposphere

24.
What is the correct order of earth's atmospheric layers from bottom to top?
a)
Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Troposphere, Thermosphere, Exosphere.
b)
Stratosphere, Troposphere, Mesosphere, Thermosphere, Exosphere.
c)
Stratosphere, Troposphere, Thermosphere, Mesosphere, Exosphere.
d)
Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Thermosphere, Exosphere.
25.
In which two layers does temperature decrease with altitude?
a)
mesosphere and troposphere
b)
troposphere and stratosphere
c)
stratosphere and thermosphere
d)
thermosphere and exosphere
26.
If you wanted to visit an area with very little wind, where might you go? 
a)
The doldrums around the equator
b)
the jet streams in the northern and southern hemisphere 
c)
the North or South Pole 
d)
the area around the Mediterranean Sea 
27.
When Earth's rotation causes the wind to curve 
a)
cloudy 
b)
Coriolis effect
c)
high pressure
d)
low pressure 
28.
Winds that blow from west to east pushing storms across the USA
a)
trade winds
b)
easterlies
c)
westerlies
d)
south winds
29.
The height above sea level; elevation
a)
condensation
b)
sea level
c)
atitude
d)
altitude
30.
Winds that blow from the east to the west in the Polar region
a)
westerlies
b)
trade winds
c)
easterlies
d)
global winds
31.
In what areas of the world do hurricanes form?
a)
Warm ocean waters
b)
Polar ocean waters
c)
On lakes and rivers
d)
Over the central plains of the U.S
32.
Coriolis Effect is a force caused by
a)
Earth's seasons
b)
Earth's spinning core
c)
Earth's tides
d)
Earth's rotation
33.
What is the difference between a hurricane, a typhoon, and a tropical cyclone?
a)
Begin on different dates
b)
Begin in warm waters
c)
Begin in different locations
d)
Begin/end on time
34.
When plants draw nutrients from the soil, the interaction is between which two spheres? 
a)
The atmosphere and the geosphere 
b)
The geosphere and the hydrosphere 
c)
The hydrosphere and atmosphere 
d)
The biosphere and the geosphere 
35.

What climate region is illustrated with the following description?


Rainy season=summer

Dry season=winter

Temps cooler in winter and warmer in summer

Rainfall is less than tropical wet

Found next to tropical wet climates Central & South America, Africa, & parts of Asia

a)

Semiarid

b)

Tropical Wet

c)

Tropical Wet & Dry

d)

Marine West Coast

36.

What climate region is illustrated with the following description?


Variety of temperatures & precipitation

Mid-latitude interiors of Northern Hemisphere Continents

Cold winters and hot summers

Four seasons (length of the season determined by the region’s latitude)

a)

Humid Subtropical

b)

Mediterranean

c)

Highlands

d)

Humid Continental

37.

What climate region is illustrated with the following description?


Snow, ice, & permanently freezing temps

So cold it rarely snows

Sub-regions called polar deserts

Receives less than 10 inches

Coldest temps in the world recorded in this regions

a)

Tundra

b)

Subarctic

c)

Ice Cap

d)

Semiarid

38.

What climate region is illustrated with the following description?


Located near Mediterranean Sea

West coast US & Australia as well

Summers are dry and hot

Winters cold and rainy

Mild temps

Often supports a dense population & rich agricultural activity

a)

Mediterranean

b)

Highlands

c)

Subarctic

d)

Desert

39.

What climate region is illustrated with the following description?


Categorized according to the amount of rainfall

Can be hot or cool/cold

Less than 10 inches of rain per year

Low humidity & high temps during the day At night temps drop

Examples: Sahara and Arabian

a)

Tundra

b)

Ice Caps

c)

Semiarid

d)

Desert

40.

What climate region is illustrated with the following description?


A flat, treeless region in a ring around the Arctic Ocean

Located in the Northern Hemisphere

Very little precipitation falls here (less than 15 inches a year)

Permafrost-subsoil is constantly frozen

Summer only lasts for a few weeks and temperatures reach slightly above 40°

a)

Tundra

b)

Ice Cap

c)

Subarctic

d)

Highlands

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