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9 GEO - Four Spheres of Earth

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the GEOSPHERE?

a)

Water, ice, waterfalls, ocean

b)

Rocks, volcanoes, beaches, earth

c)

Air, smoke, steam, pollution

d)

Outer space

2.

What is a LANDFORM?

a)

Inside the Earth - magma, lava etc

b)

A formation created by water & wind

c)

A natural feature of the Earth's surface

d)

Hills and valleys

3.

What is the BIOSPHERE?

a)

All of the spheres together

b)

Hazardous materials

c)

Air, pollution, smoke, steam

d)

Anything alive on Earth - plants, animals, birds, fish, forest etc

4.

What is a BIOME?

a)

A region with similar plants, animals, terrain & climate

b)

A rainforest

c)

A coral reef

d)

An area with no life on Earth

5.

Which one below means 'EARTH' in Greek?

a)

Gia

b)

Geo

c)

Gaia

d)

Geography

6.

Which one below means 'LIFE' in Greek?

a)

Bio

b)

Veni vidi vici

c)

Biome

d)

Biology

7.

Which one is the Greek word for WATER?

a)

Hyrdo

b)

Hidro

c)

Hydro

d)

Hidurow

8.

What is the HYDROSPHERE?

a)

Rocks, volcanoes, sand, beaches

b)

Anything alive on Earth

c)

Pollution, ozone layer, air, smoke, steam

d)

Water, ice, waterfalls, ocean

9.

What is a LAKE?

a)

The lower level of the ocean

b)

A large body of water surrounded by land

c)

Part of a stream or river

d)

A small puddle of water

10.

What is a RIVER?

a)

A flowing water source connected to the sea

b)

A small water source

c)

A water source connected to mangroves

d)

The water surrounding a coral reef

11.

What is the ATMOSPHERE?

a)

Contains all the gases on our planet.

b)

Fire, ice, liquid, solid

c)

The solar system

d)

All the nitrogen on Earth

12.

Which word below means 'AIR' in Greek?

a)

Cosmo

b)

Logos

c)

Ethos

d)

Atmos

13.

What SPHERE does coral belong to?

a)

Biosphere

b)

Geosphere

c)

Atmosphere

d)

Hydrosphere

14.

What SPHERE does a manmade structure belong to?

a)

Geosphere

b)

Biosphere

c)

Atmosphere

d)

None. Unless its taken over by vegetation, its just a structure.

15.

What SPHERE does the continent of Antarctica belong to? (Hint: There are two!)

a)

Geosphere

b)

Hydrosphere

c)

Atmosphere

d)

Biosphere