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The Spheres of the Earth

Total questions: 39

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

(_______________)- Land (Earth's core, mantle, mountains, sand, metals)

a)

Geosphere

b)

Hydrosphere

c)

Atmosphere

d)

Biosphere

2.

(_______________)- Water (oceans, lakes, rivers, groundwater, glaciers)

a)

Geosphere

b)

Hydrosphere

c)

Atmosphere

d)

Biosphere

3.

(_______________)- Air (oxygen, nitrogen, water vapor, zone, wind)

a)

Geosphere

b)

Hydrosphere

c)

Atmosphere

d)

Biosphere

4.

(_______________)- Life (plants, animals, insects, humans)

a)

Geosphere

b)

Hydrosphere

c)

Atmosphere

d)

Biosphere

5.

(_______________) Water in a lake becomes groundwater (_______________).

a)

Geosphere

b)

Hydrosphere

c)

Atmosphere

d)

Biosphere

6.

(_______________) Ocean water evaporates into the air (_______________).

a)

Geosphere

b)

Hydrosphere

c)

Atmosphere

d)

Biosphere

7.

(_______________) Groundwater is absorbed plants into their roots (_______________).

a)

Geosphere

b)

Hydrosphere

c)

Atmosphere

d)

Biosphere

8.

(_______________) Humans breathe in oxygen (_______________).

a)

Geosphere

b)

Hydrosphere

c)

Atmosphere

d)

Biosphere

9.

What is the geosphere?

a)

all the air and gases on the planet

b)

all the frozen water on the Earth

c)

the non-living soil, rocks, and minerals of the Earth

d)

the rivers, lakes, and oceans of the Earth

10.

What is the biosphere?

a)

all the air and gases on the planet

b)

made up of living things

c)

the non-living soil, rocks, and minerals of the Earth

d)

the rivers, lakes, and oceans of the Earth

11.

What is the hydrosphere?

a)

all the air and gases on the planet

b)

made up of living things

c)

the non-living soil, rocks, and minerals of the Earth

d)

the rivers, lakes, and oceans of the Earth

12.

What is the atmosphere?

a)

all the air and gases on the planet

b)

made up of living things

c)

the non-living soil, rocks, and minerals of the Earth

d)

the rivers, lakes, and oceans of the Earth

13.

Comes from the Greek word for "life"

a)

bio-

b)

hydro-

c)

atmo-

d)

geo-

14.

Comes from the Greek word for "ground"

a)

bio-

b)

hydro-

c)

atmo-

d)

geo-

15.

Comes from the Greek word for "water"

a)

bio-

b)

hydro-

c)

atmo-

d)

geo-

16.

Comes from the Greek word for "air"

a)

bio-

b)

hydro-

c)

atmo-

d)

geo-

17.

When a dead plant decomposes into the soil, the interaction is between the __________ and the _____________.

a)

atmosphere and hydrosphere

b)

biosphere and geosphere

c)

hydrosphere and biosphere

d)

atmosphere and geosphere

18.

When an animal or human breathes air, the interaction is between the __________ and the _____________.

a)

atmosphere and hydrosphere

b)

biosphere and geosphere

c)

hydrosphere and biosphere

d)

atmosphere and biosphere

19.

When a river current erodes the banks of the river, the interaction is between the __________ and the _____________.

a)

atmosphere and hydrosphere

b)

biosphere and geosphere

c)

hydrosphere and geosphere

d)

atmosphere and biosphere

20.

When lake water evaporates, the interaction is between the __________ and the _____________.

a)

atmosphere and hydrosphere

b)

biosphere and geosphere

c)

hydrosphere and geosphere

d)

atmosphere and biosphere

21.

Choose the picture that best represents the "geosphere".

a)
b)
c)
d)
22.

Choose the picture that best represents the "biosphere".

a)
b)
c)
d)
23.

Choose the picture that best represents the "hydrosphere".

a)
b)
c)
d)
24.

Choose the picture that best represents the "atmosphere".

a)
b)
c)
d)
25.

When living organisms give off moisture through respiration (breathing) the interaction is between the ______________ and ___________

a)

biosphere and geosphere

b)

biosphere and hydrosphere

c)

atmosphere and geosphere

d)

atmosphere and hydrosphere

26.

When the availability of water impacts plant growth and animals who depend on plants for food the interaction is between the ______________ and ___________ .

a)

biosphere and geosphere

b)

hydrosphere and biosphere

c)

atmosphere and geosphere

d)

atmosphere and hydrosphere

27.

When a volcano erupts adding Carbon Dioxide to the air the interaction is between the ____________ and ___________ .

a)

biosphere and geosphere

b)

hydrosphere and biosphere

c)

geosphere and atmosphere

d)

atmosphere and hydrosphere

28.

When plants use their roots to get water from the ground, which 2 spheres are interacting? (choose 2)

a)

Geosphere

b)

Hydrosphere

c)

Atmosphere

d)

Biosphere

29.

When a river deposits sediment, which 2 spheres are interacting? (choose 2)

a)

Geosphere

b)

Hydrosphere

c)

Atmosphere

d)

Biosphere

30.

what is a cryosphere

a)

parts of earth with animals

b)

hot parts of earth

c)

a portion of earth with solid water

31.

Select the image that best shows the cryosphere and the biosphere interacting.

a)
b)
c)
d)
32.

Which of these is not a sphere of the Earth?

a)

Lithosphere

b)

Hydrosphere

c)

Microsphere

d)

Atmosphere

33.

Which layer of the atmosphere is closest to the Earth?

a)

Thermosphere

b)

Mesosphere

c)

Troposphere

d)

Exosphere

34.
You are best connected to the geosphere:
a)
by water you drink
b)
by minerals you use
c)
by plants you eat
d)
by air you breathe
35.
Polar Bears hunt seals on ice:
a)
Biosphere-Hydrosphere
b)
Biosphere-Atmosphere
c)
Hydrosphere-Atmosphere
d)
Hydrosphere-Geosphere
36.
A farmer plowing a field to plant crops:
a)
Biosphere-Atmosphere
b)
Biosphere-Geosphere
c)
Biosphere-Hydrosphere
d)
Geosphere-Hydrosphere
37.
A thunderstorm is a connection between:
a)
Biosphere-Atmosphere
b)
Atmosphere-Hydrosphere
c)
Hydrosphere-Geosphere
d)
Hydrosphere-Biosphere
38.
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 
39.

Which example best describes how human activity can directly impact the biosphere?

a)

Poor farming practices can degrade the soil and cause erosion.

b)

Dumping waste from a factory into a river can pollute the water supply.

c)

Construction activities can release harmful dust and chemicals into the air.

d)

Removing too many fish from the ocean can cause a fish species to go extinct.

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