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The Earth's 4 Spheres

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which sphere is a layer of air that surrounds the Earth like a giant bubble?

a)

atmosphere

b)

biosphere

c)

hydrosphere

d)

geosphere

2.

What sphere includes the regions on and within Earth that support life?

a)

atmosphere

b)

biosphere

c)

hydrosphere

d)

geosphere

3.

What sphere is made up of all the Earth's water, including oceans, lakes, rivers, and water vapor in the air?

a)

atmosphere

b)

biosphere

c)

hydrosphere

d)

geosphere

4.

What sphere is made up of the solid part of the Earth, including the crust and outer mantle? (It includes rock and dirt.)

a)

atmosphere

b)

biosphere

c)

hydrosphere

d)

geosphere

5.

What two spheres are interacting when wind carries seeds to a new place so that plants can grow?

a)

hydrosphere and geosphere

b)

atmosphere and biosphere

c)

biosphere and hydrosphere

d)

atmosphere and geosphere

6.

What two spheres are interacting when a volcano erupts adding carbon dioxide into the air?

a)

biosphere and hydrosphere

b)

biosphere and geosphere

c)

hydrosphere and atmosphere

d)

atmosphere and geosphere

7.

What two spheres are interacting when plants are growing in soil?

a)

atmosphere and hydrosphere

b)

geosphere and hydrosphere

c)

biosphere and geosphere

d)

atmosphere and biosphere

8.

Which is an example of how the biosphere depends on the hydrosphere?

a)

A deer drinks from the lake.

b)

A volcano erupts.

c)

Water vapor forms into a droplet in a cloud.

d)

A river floods after a storm.

9.

Which is an example of how the biosphere depends on the hydrosphere?

a)

Remains of dead animals get buried under soil and form coal and oil.

b)

Plants grow into soil.

c)

Fish need water to swim and live.

d)

Flooding moves soil and rock to new places.

10.

What two spheres are interacting when flooding moves soil and rock to new places?

a)

biosphere and atmosphere

b)

hydrosphere and geosphere

c)

biosphere and hydrosphere

d)

geosphere and atmosphere

11.

Which of the following items is found in the geosphere?

a)

water

b)

oxygen

c)

sand

d)

zebra

12.

The Greek meaning for the word "hydro" is

a)

air

b)

water

c)

land

d)

life

13.

A volcano is an example of something found in the

a)

atmosphere

b)

biosphere

c)

hydrosphere

d)

geosphere

14.

Snow is technically included in what sphere?

a)

atmosphere

b)

hydrosphere

c)

biosphere

d)

geosphere

15.

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

16.

The hydrosphere interacts with the biosphere by providing ______________ to living things.

a)

nutrients

b)

water

c)

soil

d)

oxygen

17.

Which of these is an example of the atmosphere and biosphere interacting?

a)

The survival of organisms is impacted by the air temperature.

b)

Wind carries seeds to new places so more plants can grow.

c)

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

d)

All of the above

18.

When living things breathe, they interact with which of the Earth's spheres?

a)

geosphere

b)

hydrosphere

c)

atmosphere

d)

all of the above

19.

Which of the following is an example of how the biosphere depends on the hydrosphere?

a)

Chemicals in the air impact the weathering and erosion of rocks.

b)

Wind and water erode the land.

c)

Cloud cover impacts the temperature of land.

d)

A plant's growth is dependent on the availability of water.

20.

The Greek meaning of the root "bio" is

a)

water

b)

life

c)

land

d)

air

21.

The Greek meaning of the root "atmos" is

a)

land

b)

water

c)

life

d)

air

22.

The Greek meaning for the root "geo" is

a)

life

b)

earth

c)

water

d)

air

23.

Which of the following are part of the atmosphere?

a)

oceans

b)

soil

c)

clouds

d)

birds

24.

Which of the following is part of the biosphere?

a)

soil

b)

water vapor

c)

deer

d)

oxygen

25.

Which of the following is Mr. Washburn's favorite place to eat chicken wings?

a)

Anchor Bar

b)

Duff's

c)

Bar Bill

d)

Leo's