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WorksheetsEarth's Major Spheres, Evolution of Earth, & Plate Tectonics
Total questions: 37
Worksheet time: 19mins
Which spheres are interacting in a volcanic eruption?
hydrosphere and atmosphere
atmosphere and biosphere
atmosphere and geosphere
geosphere and cryosphere
Which of earth's spheres includes the oceans, groundwater, lakes, and glaciers?
the atmosphere
the hydrosphere
the biosphere
the geosphere
The life forms of the biosphere are located in the the ________.
geosphere only
hydrosphere and atmosphere only
atmosphere, hydrosphere, and geosphere
hydrosphere only
Energy from the sun is stored by plants. When animals eat the plants, they acquire the energy originally captured by the plants. Between which two spheres is this interaction?
Hydrosphere and biosphere
Atmosphere and biosphere
Biosphere and biosphere
Geosphere and biosphere
When plants draw nutrients from the soil, the interaction is between which two spheres?
The atmosphere and the geosphere
The geosphere and the hydrosphere
The hydrosphere and atmosphere
The biosphere and the geosphere
During daylight hours, a plant takes carbon dioxide from the air and emits oxygen into the air. Which spheres are interacting in this activity?
Biosphere and atmosphere
Geosphere and atmosphere
Hydrosphere and atmosphere
Atmosphere and atmosphere
When a whale breathes, which of Earth's spheres are interacting?
Geosphere
Atmosphere
Hydrosphere
Bioshphere
Water evaporating from the surface of a lake moves from the ...
atmosphere to the geosphere
geosphere to the hydrosphere
hydrosphere to the atmosphere
atmosphere to the hydrosphere
4.54 billion years ago, __________.
the Earth was created
the moon was created
the Sun was created
a young planet called Theia collides with Earth
3.9 billion years ago, __________.
meteors containing water impacted the Earth
photosynthesizing bacteria came into existence
the Earth is a boiling ball of liquid rock
the Earth's crust formed
3.8 billion years ago, __________.
the Earth's surface is covered with water and tiny islands formed by erupting volcanoes
single-cell photosynthesizing bacteria came into existence
the Earth is a boiling ball of liquid rock
the Earth's crust formed
a violent new phase of meteor bombardment brought minerals, carbon, and primitive amino acids.
3.5 billion years ago, __________.
stromatolites (colonies of bacteria) filled the ocean with oxygen and transforms the atmosphere.
photosynthesizing bacteria came into existence
the Earth is a boiling ball of liquid rock
the Earth's crust formed
1.5 billion years ago, __________.
stromatolites (colonies of bacteria) are still pumping oxygen into the atmosphere.
The Earth's crust broke into large plates that moved and brought all the islands together to form the supercontinent known as Rodinia.
photosynthesizing bacteria came into existence
the sun's ultraviolet light reacted with chemicals in ice to produce hydrogen peroxide.
750 million years ago, __________.
heat from the Earth's molten core broke the Earth's supercontinent known as Rodinia into two.
The Earth's crust broke into large plates that moved and brought all the islands together to form a supercontinent known as Rodinia.
intense geological activity gave rise to a large group of erupting volcanoes.
a high concentration of oxygen levels in the atmosphere lead to huge animals such as dragon flies the size of an eagle.
650 million years ago, _____________ brought the ice age known as "Snow Ball Earth" to an end.
sunlight
heat from erupting volcanoes
an increase in carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere trapped heat and
the shift of the Earth's axis of rotation towards the sun
540 million years ago, after "Snow Ball Earth" in the ocean filled with oxygen_____________.
primitive bacteria evolved to multicellular plants and animals in the ocean
an asteroid hits Earth destroying most of life. Mammals survive
200 people cross out of Africa, and they multiply and spread out
life on Earth migrates from the ocean to land
360 million years ago, _____________.
Tiktaalik fish ventured into the land where plant life was exploding
earth's continent known as Gondwana formed
200 people cross out of Africa, and they multiply and spread out
the ozone layer is formed
65 million years ago, _____________.
An asteroid collision killed most life on Earth, including the dinosaurs.
layers of dead plants that made the coal that we used today were created.
200 people cross out of Africa, and they multiply and spread out
the Permian extinction took place
What layer of Earth’s geosphere is labeled A?
inner core
outer core
mantle
crust
What layer of Earth’s geosphere is labeled C?
crust
upper mantle
lower mantle
outer core
What layer of Earth’s geosphere is labeled D?
inner core
outer core
upper mantle
lithosphere
What layer of Earth’s geosphere is labeled E?
inner core
outer core
upper mantle
lithosphere
What layer of Earth’s geosphere is labeled B?
inner core
outer core
upper mantle
lithosphere
What layer of Earth’s geosphere is labeled F?
inner core
outer core
upper mantle
lithosphere
What are the three main parts of the geosphere?
atmosphere, crust, core
lithosphere, mantle, core
crust, mantle, core
asthenosphere, lithosphere, atmosphere
According to the plate tectonics model, what layers form Earth's rigid, mobile plates?
inner and outer core
upper and lower mantle
crust only
crust and uppermost mantle
What type of plate boundary is illustrated in this figure?
divergent boundary
convergent oceanic-continental boundary
convergent continental-continental boundary
convergent oceanic-oceanic boundary
What type of plate boundary is illustrated in this figure?
divergent boundary
convergent oceanic-continental boundary
convergent continental-continental boundary
convergent oceanic-oceanic boundary
What layer of Earth is labeled D?
Asthenosphere
Continental Crust
Oceanic Crust
Continental Crust
What feature is labeled B?
Trench
Oceanic Ridge
Volcanic Island Arc
Subduction Zone
Which of the following is a geographic example of a transform fault boundary?
the East African Rift valley
the San Andreas Fault
the Mid-Atlantic Ridge
the Andes Mountains
Which of the following results when divergence occurs between two oceanic plates?
seafloor spreading
a subduction zone
an ocean trench
a volcanic island arc
An example of a divergent plate boundary on oceanic lithosphere would be ____.
the Mid-Atlantic Ridge
East Pacific Rise
the East African Rift Valley
the Andes Mountains
New ocean crust is formed at __________.
divergent boundaries
convergent boundaries
continental volcanic arcs
transform fault boundaries
An example of a convergent oceanic-continental plate boundary in South America would be ____.
the Mid-Atlantic Ridge
East Pacific Rise
the East African Rift Valley
the Andes Mountains
Continental volcanic arcs are associated with what type of plate boundary?
convergent continental-continental boundary
convergent oceanic-continental boundary
transform fault boundary
convergent oceanic-oceanic boundary
Volcanic island arcs are associated with what type of plate boundary?
divergent boundary
convergent continental-continental boundary
convergent oceanic-continental boundary
convergent oceanic-oceanic boundary
