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Layers (Earth, Atmosphere, Oceans and Biospheres)

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

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Class
Date
1.

When a volcanic eruption spews gases and ash into the air, which two spheres are interacting?

a)

Hydrosphere and geosphere

b)

Biosphere and geosphere

c)

Geosphere and atmosphere

d)

biosphere and atmosphere

2.

Which layer of Earth experiences convection and drives the movement of tectonic plates?

a)

Inner Core

b)

Outer Core

c)

Mantle

d)

Crust

3.

Which atmospheric layer will you find the ozone layer in?

a)

Stratosphere

b)

Exosphere

c)

Thermosphere

d)

Mesosphere

4.

Which of these atmospheric layers in where weather occurs?

a)

Mesosphere

b)

Exosphere

c)

Stratosphere

d)

Troposphere

5.

Which of these atmospheric layers is the hottest?

a)

Troposphere

b)

Thermopshere

c)

Exosphere

d)

mesosphere

6.

What is the most common gas in the atmosphere?

a)

Carbon DIoxide

b)

Oxygen

c)

Argon

d)

Nitrogen

7.

What is the function of the ozone layer?

a)

To allow UV rays to get to earth surface for vitamin D

b)

To keep oxygen from escaping earths gravity into space

c)

To block UV rays from getting to earth and protect living things

d)

To trap infrared radiation and keep the planet warm

8.

Which atmospheric layer do most large planes fly?

a)

Troposphere

b)

Stratosphere

c)

Mesosphere

d)

Exosphere

9.

What happens to the density of gas molecules (air pressure) as you increase altitude?

a)

Density Increases

b)

Density stays the same

c)

Density slows down

d)

Density Decreases

10.

Which of the 'cores' of earth is a solid?

a)

Inner Core

b)

Outer Core

11.

Temperature __________ as you go deeper into the earth.

a)

Increases

b)

Decreases

c)

Varies

d)

Stays the same

12.

Pressure ____________ as you go deeper into the earth

a)

Increases

b)

Decreases

c)

varies

13.

A connection you have to the geosphere is

a)

the water you drink

b)

the plants you eat

c)

the minerals your body uses

d)

the air you breathe

14.

A monkey is a part of the

a)

Geosphere

b)

Hydrosphere

c)

Biosphere

d)

Atmosphere

15.

A thunderstorm's lighting strike the ground is a connection between the

a)

Atmosphere and Geosphere

b)

Atmosphere and biosphere

c)

hydrosphere and biosphere

d)

geosphere ad hydrosphere

16.

Oceans, Rivers, Lakes and atmospheric water vapor are all a part of the earths

a)

Hydrosphere

b)

Atmsopshere

c)

Geosphere

d)

biosphere

17.

When trees die they often fall and decompose on the ground.... while decomposing, they are considered a part of which sphere?

a)

Hydrosphere

b)

Geosphere

c)

Biosphere

d)

Atmosphere

18.

This Zone is also known as the twilight zone due to diminishing sunlight

a)

Mesopelagic Zone

b)

Bathypelagic Zone

c)

Abyssopelgic Zone

d)

Hadapelagic Zone

19.

Most marine life that can bioluminence are found in which zone?

a)

Abyssopelagic (Abyss)

b)

Bathyoplegic (Midnight zone)

c)

Mesopelagic (twilight zone)

d)

these only live on land

20.

This is the layer of earth that is enormously hot and made of liquid iron and nickel

a)

Inner Core

b)

Outer Core

c)

Mantle

d)

Crust