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Interactions of Earth's Systems

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What part does the sun have in the water cycle?

a)

It makes the body of water boil.

b)

It helps evaporate the water.

c)

It does nothing.

d)

It gives off water vapor.

2.

What is evaporation?

a)

When a gas changes into a liquid.

b)

When water falls from clouds.

c)

When water vapor forms a cloud.

d)

When a liquid changes into a gas.

3.

The process by which plants release water vapor through their leaves.

a)

Transpiration

b)

Condensation

c)

Evaporation

d)

Precipitation

4.

Where does weather occur?

a)

Stratosphere

b)

Troposphere

c)

Exosphere

d)

Ionosphere

5.

What is climate?

a)

The weather over a day.

b)

The temperature over an hour.

c)

The average weather over a long span of time.

d)

None of the above.

6.

Igneous rocks...

a)

Form when molten material, called magma, cools and hardens.

b)

Are compressed and then cemented together.

c)

Form when extreme temperatures and pressure within Earth change existing rocks into new rocks.

7.

Weather is influenced by conditions in the geosphere, hydrosphere, and atmosphere.

a)

TRUE!

b)

FALSE!

8.

Condensation is the process by which a gas

changes to a liquid.

a)

TRUE!

b)

FALSE!

9.

What is NOT a form of precipitation?

a)

Sleet

b)

Snow

c)

Rock

d)

Rain

10.

What are Metamorphic rocks?

a)

Form when extreme temperatures and pressure within Earth change existing rocks into new rocks.

b)

Form when molten material, called magma, cools and hardens.

c)

None of the above.

11.

What are Earth's systems?

a)

Hydrosphere, rock, atmosphere, wood.

b)

Geosphere, biosphere, paper, hydrosphere.

c)

Plants, atmosphere, liquids, food.

d)

Atmosphere, hydrosphere, geosphere, biosphere.

12.

What are the two MAIN systems in the water cycle? Select all that apply.

a)

Hydrosphere

b)

Biosphere

c)

Atmosphere

d)

Geosphere

13.

What happens to sedimentary rocks?

a)

Magma hardens and cools.

b)

Water and Wind break large rocks into smaller pieces.

c)

All of the above.

d)

None of the above.

14.

This Quiz was...

a)

FUN!

b)

INTERESTING!

c)

HELPFUL!

d)

COOL!