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The Earth

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 9mins

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Class
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1.

An ecosystem is best described as...

a)

A group of interacting organisms that live in a specific environment

b)

A group of interacting animals that live in a specific environment

c)

A group of plants that live in a specific environment

d)

The non-living components of a specific enviroment

2.

The biosphere is...

a)

All of the solid, semi-solid and liquid rock material on the Earth

b)

All of the living things on Earth

c)

All of the air in the Earth's system

d)

All of the liquid, gaseous and solid water on Earth

3.

A food chain is...

a)

A diagram showing the path that food takes from a farm to your plate

b)

A diagram showing who eats who in an ecosystem

c)

A diagram showing all of the animals who eat other animals in an ecosystem

d)

A diagram showing of the plants who eat plants in an ecosystem

4.

The layer of Earth marked by '?" is called the (a)  

5.

Which of the following items are living?

a)
b)
c)
d)
6.

Desalination means to

a)

Remove salt from seawater

b)

Add salt to freshwater

c)

Remove trees from their natural habitat

d)

Restore marine life to their natural habitat

7.

The (a)   refers to all of the gases found above the ground on Earth

8.

A glacier would be found in which sphere?

a)

Lithosphere

b)

Biosphere

c)

Hydrosphere

d)

Atmosphere

9.

The (a)   layer is very hot hot and represents about 31% of the Earth's mass

10.

True or False. The atmosphere is made up of many layers.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

A (a)   is a plant or plant-like organism found at the start of a food chains

12.

Which of the following are NOT examples of an ecosystem?

a)

A rainforest

b)

The great barrier reef

c)

The moon

d)

The inside of a nuclear reactor vessel