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Earth's Spheres Review

Total questions: 42

Worksheet time: 1hrs 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The geosphere includes all but
a)
rocks
b)
mountains
c)
lava
d)
plants
2.
The hydrosphere interacts with the biosphere by providing __________ to life.
a)
nutrients
b)
water
c)
soil
d)
lightning
3.
All of the following are examples of the biosphere except
a)
plants
b)
animals
c)
bacteria
d)
air
4.
This picture best describes which connection?
a)
Atmosphere-Biosphere
b)
Hydrosphere-Atmosphere
c)
Hydrosphere-Geosphere
d)
Geosphere-Biosphere
5.
A thunderstorm is a connection between:
a)
Biosphere-Atmosphere
b)
Atmosphere-Hydrosphere
c)
Hydrosphere-Geosphere
d)
Hydrosphere-Biosphere
6.
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
7.
Water evaporating from the surface of a lake moves from the...
a)
Atmosphere to the geosphere 
b)
Geosphere to the hydrosphere 
c)
Hydrosphere to the atmosphere 
d)
Atmosphere to the hydrosphere 
8.
An example of a connection between ATMOsphere and HYDROsphere is:
a)
rain
b)
rivers
c)
lakes
d)
rocks
9.

When a plants takes carbon dioxide from the air which two spheres are interacting?

a)

Biosphere and atmosphere

b)

Litjosphere and atmosphere

c)

Hydrosphere and atmosphere

d)

Atmosphere and atmosphere

10.

When dead plants decompose and nitrogen is returned to the soil, the interaction is between which two spheres?

a)

The biosphere and atmosphere

b)

The atmosphere and lithosphere

c)

The lithosphere and atmosphere

d)

The biosphere and lithosphere

11.

Which one is an example of Atmosphere and Geosphere?

a)

A volcano erupts adding Carbon Dioxide to the air.

b)

Air temperature impacts the evaporation of lakes and streams.

c)

Plants use essential elements such as water, carbon and nitrogen from the soil.

12.
Water evaporating from the surface of a lake moves from the...
a)
Atmosphere to the geosphere 
b)
Geosphere to the hydrosphere 
c)
Hydrosphere to the atmosphere 
d)
Atmosphere to the hydrosphere 
13.
When carbon dioxide dissolves from the air into the ocean- the interaction is between...
a)
The atmosphere and geosphere 
b)
The atmosphere and hydrosphere 
c)
The atmosphere and biosphere 
d)
The atmosphere and atmosphere 
14.
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 
15.
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 
16.

Wind can carry seeds to new places, so more plants can grow.

a)

Atmosphere and Biosphere

b)

Hydrosphere and Biosphere

c)

Atmosphere and Geosphere

d)

Geosphere and Biosphere

17.

Coral reefs protect coastlines by absorbing energy from pounding waves.

a)

Biosphere and Atmosphere

b)

Geosphere and Biosphere

c)

Hydrosphere and Biosphere

18.

The surivial of organisms is impacted by the air temperature.

a)

Atmosphere and Hydrosphere

b)

Geosphere and Biosphere

c)

Atmosphere and Biosphere

d)

Biosphere and Hydrosphere

19.

Which of these are an example of Atmosphere and Biosphere interacting:

a)

The survival organisms is impacted by the air temperature.

b)

Wind can carry seeds to new places,, so more plants can grow.

c)

Bacteria and algae convert Nitrogen from the air into a form that is usable by plants and animals.

d)

all the above

20.

True or false: Animals breathe in Oxygen and breathe out Carbon Dioxide is an example of Atmosphere and Geosphere.

a)

True

b)

False

21.

In the food web shown, who is the secondary consumer?

a)

grass

b)

mouse

c)

rabbit

d)

fox

22.

What does a primary consumer eat?

a)

tertiary consumers

b)

secondary consumers

c)

producers

d)

decomposers

23.
An organism that lives by breaking apart dead organic matter into simpler parts is...
a)
scavenger
b)
consumer
c)
decomposer
d)
carnivore
24.
What does a food web represent?
a)
All connections of energy flow throughout all organisms in a ecosystem.
b)
The specific ways that mutualism is carried out.
c)
A single pathway or energy flow between organisms. 
d)
How carnivores get their food. 
25.
What is missing from this food chain?
Grass > Grasshopper > Bird > Snake
a)
Producer
b)
Primary Consumer
c)
Secondary Consumer
d)
Decomposer
26.

What level consumer is the deer?

a)

primary

b)

secondary

c)

tertiary

d)

producer

27.
Which one is NOT an example of a decomposer?
a)
mushroom
b)
leaves
c)
mold
d)
worm
28.

Why might an organism have more than one arrow coming from them in a food web?

a)

More than one organism may eat them.

b)

They may eat more than one other organism.

c)

This organism gets its energy from multiple sources.

29.
What is this called?
a)
Food Web
b)
Food Chain
c)
Abiotic Factors
30.

Living things in an ecosystem are known as

a)

abiotic

b)

biotic

31.
TRUE or FALSE?
All of the carbon in existence is continually recycled in the carbon cycle.
a)
True
b)
False
32.
Organisms that do not decompose can be buried and become what?
a)
water
b)
nutrients
c)
air
d)
fossil fuels
33.
Carbon can be found in...
a)
The atmosphere
b)
Soil
c)
Fossil fuels
d)
All of the above
34.
Which of the following removes carbon from the atmosphere?
a)
Combustion
b)
Respiration
c)
Photosynthesis
d)
Death
35.
Respiration is the process by which animals take in _____ and release _____. 
a)
photosynthesis, air
b)
carbon, oxygen
c)
oxygen
d)
oxygen, carbon dioxide
36.

Humans burn fossil fuels and wood, releasing carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. This carbon dioxide is then absorbed by trees for photosynthesis. These processes are contributory to which chemical cycle?

a)

The carbon cycle

b)

The water cycle

c)

The nitrogen cycle

d)

The phosphorous cycle

37.

How does the human body return carbon to the atmosphere in the carbon cycle?

a)

Waste products

b)

Photosynthesis

c)

Cellular respiration

d)

Formation of glucose

38.

In the carbon cycle, animals can release carbon back into the cycle through __________ or through __________.

a)

burning . . . photosynthesis

b)

fixation . . . decomposition

c)

decomposition . . . photosynthesis

d)

respiration . . . decomposition

e)

respiration . . . photosynthesis

39.

Which of the following is an example of human impact on the carbon cycle?

a)

The increased production of methane gases from cattle farms

b)

The burning of fossil fuels

c)

The cutting down of trees for lumber

d)

Driving automobiles

e)

All of the above

40.

If a forest fire occurs, what will happen to the carbon in the forest?

a)

It will go into the soil

b)

It will go into the atmosphere

c)

It will runoff into nearby streams and rivers

d)

It will be destroyed

41.

What kind of organism takes out the most carbon from the atmosphere?

a)

Plants

b)

Bacteria

c)

Animals

d)

Humans

42.

Which of the following are some of the major carbon stores on Earth? You can choose multiple answers

a)

The ocean

b)

Sediment and Sedimentary Rock

c)

The atmosphere