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Earth's Spheres Quiz Practice

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is an example of a biome?

a)

Ms. Eliya

b)

Animals

c)

Tropical Rainforest

d)

Earth

2.

What sphere do humans live on?

a)

Earth

b)

Hydrosphere

c)

Atmosphere

d)

Biosphere

3.

Which of the following biomes does not receive enough rain to have tall plants and trees?

a)

Grasslands

b)

Tropical Rainforest

c)

Temperate Forest

d)

Marine

4.
Composed of all the water on or near the earth
a)
Hydrosphere 
b)
Biosphere 
c)
Atmosphere 
d)
Geosphere 
5.
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 
6.

Plants on the ground are a part of the geosphere

a)

True

b)

False

7.

What crust do we live on?

a)

Geographic

b)

Continental

c)

Oceanic

d)

Pizza

8.

What are the layers of Earth in order?

a)

Crust - Mantle - Core

b)

Mantle - Crust - Core

c)

Core - Mantle - Crust

d)

Crust - Core - Mantle

9.

What is the thickest layer on Earth?

a)

Crust

b)

Geosphere

c)

Core

d)

Mantle

10.

What is the hottest layer on Earth?

a)

Core

b)

Mantle

c)

Crust

d)

Biosphere

11.

Biotic factors are a part of the geosphere

a)

True

b)

False

12.

How do metamorphic rocks form?

a)

Magma/lava cooling and hardening

b)

Pieces of rock breaking off and cementing together

c)

Heat and pressure making the rock change

d)

Tectonic plates moving

13.

How do sedimentary rocks form?

a)

Magma/lava cooling and hardening

b)

Pieces of rock breaking off and cementing together

c)

Heat and pressure making the rock change

d)

Tectonic plates moving

14.

How do igneous rocks form?

a)

Pieces of rock breaking and cementing together

b)

Heat and pressure making the rock change

c)

Movement in the Earth's crust

d)

Magma/lava cooling and hardening

15.

Where do metamorphic rocks form?

a)

Only above ground

b)

Only underground

c)

Above ground or underground

16.

Where do igneous rocks form?

a)

Only above ground

b)

Only underground

c)

Above ground or underground

17.

Where do sedimentary rocks form?

a)

Only above ground

b)

Only underground

c)

Above ground or underground

18.

What is the name of the process of rocks changing to become any of the 3 types of rocks?

(a)  

19.

Moisture in the air is a part of the hydrosphere

a)

True

b)

False

20.

Water in the hydrosphere is ONLY in liquid form

a)

True

b)

False

21.

What is the correct order of the atmosphere layers from closest to Earth to farthest from Earth?

a)

Thermosphere - Stratosphere - Mesosphere - Troposphere - Exosphere

b)

Troposphere - Stratosphere - Mesosphere - Thermosphere - Exosphere

c)

Stratosphere - Mesosphere - Exosphere - Thermosphere - Troposphere

d)

Thermosphere - Troposphere - Exosphere - Mesosphere

22.

What atmosphere layer is where space objects like meteors burn up?

a)

Thermosphere

b)

Troposphere

c)

Mesosphere

d)

Atmosphere

23.

What layer in the atmosphere is our "home" because it gives us air and weather?

a)

Exosphere

b)

Troposphere

c)

Stratosphere

d)

Thermosphere

24.

What is the thickest atmosphere layer?

a)

Exosphere

b)

Stratosphere

c)

Thermosphere

d)

Mesosphere

25.

Why is the atmosphere important?

a)

It gives us air to breathe

b)

It protects us from UV radiation from the sun so we don't burn up!!!

c)

It is easy to photograph

d)

It protects us from space objects from hitting us

e)

It is important in preventing earthquakes and volcanic eruptions

26.

Earth could not function without the 4 spheres working together and helping each other out.

a)

True

b)

False